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Trainings in 81 Cities

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Strategies in Regional Meetings

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HEPiBÝZ 8 - Meeting for Knowledge
Sharing between "Nokta"s

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(SUSTAINABILITY)

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Çanakkale Bilecik Visits

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Exchange Between
Youth Centers

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Celebrations and
Cultural Activities

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We brought together the youth
from all over the world in Ankara

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Free Sea Camps for
13-17 Years Old

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Youth Camps
Nature Camps for 18-24 years old

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Turkey - Germany
Cooperation on Policies towards Youth

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Turkey - Sweden Youth
Policy Cooperation Project

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S-UN Fund
Youth Project

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Cooperation with South
Korea in Youth Field

Youth Non-Governmental
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Organizations
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Fight Against Racism and Art
as a Tool of Tolerance

Youth Counseling,
Consultancy and Research 50
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 Directorate of
Directorate of Youth Services is the unit
operating under the organization of General
Directorate of Youth and Sports

for youth, Directorate of Youth Services is the unit of General

with youth... Directorate of Youth and Sports that carries out activities
for young people to utilize their spare time with social and
cultural activities.

The only state Departments

Department of Youth Centers
institution in
Department of Youth Camps
Turkey, which Department of International Relations
invests in Department of Celebrations and Cultural Activities
youth by Department of Guidance and Counseling
Department of Youth NGOs
programs
Department of Coordination and Finance
organized
together with Our Vision is

and for the To contribute to the social and the cultural development of young,
To make young people participate actively in all parts of the social
youth. life,
To make young people gain abilities on being productive, skeptical
and active,
To protect young people from harmful habits,
To cooperate with public and private sectors and NGO's on issues
about youth,
To provide young people with the opportunities to learn about
their history and culture,
To integrate young people around the world,
To improve the issue of youth work and make it more common,
To contribute to the process of creation of youth policies.

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Youth Services
While introducing our
vision and mission,
carrying out
programs, activities
and trainings with
young people, our
target group is always
"young" and our main
aim is to improve
their individual
capacities. Towards
this aim, in youth
centers, our
comprehension and
attitudes aimed at
young people are
Our mission is
being improved and
our centers are being
To organize activities which will contribute to the social
and the cultural development of young people,
restructured
continuously.
To build modern and technological physical structures to
which all young people have easy access and make them
more common,
To make the necessary changes on already built physical
structures according to needs of youth,
To form arenas where opportunities of knowledge and
abilities are provided for young people from different parts
of the society and where lots of things about different
cultures can be learned by living together and sharing,
To organize national and international activities to introduce
the history, cultural and social lives of young people.

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 Our Youth Centers
Our Youth Centers are full of young people who have
no limits in serving their locals

In our Youth Centers operating under the supervision

of Provincial Directorates of Youth and Sports, young
people are encouraged to engage in social, cultural
activities, arts and sports in their spare time according
to their interests, wants and abilities.

In our Youth Centers, young people with the principle

of volunteering do the work and these centers are
organized as the sustainable structures enabling young
people learn from each other and work with the partners
contributing to their improvement. In these centers,
aimed at young people, discussions, symposiums and
educative activities are organized in order to make
them know their cultures.

In our Youth Centers

Arts Project courses
Music Cleaning
Hand crafts Learning to protect the
Statue nature and historical
Folk dances environment
Theatre Employment and life skills
Scouting Scientific and
Planting trees technological works
Youth gain "service-based" Symposium Trainings on job finding
understanding in Youth Seminar Campaigns on fighting
Centers Conference with harmful habits are the
Language courses main activities organized.

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In our 147 Youth Centers carrying
out services and activities in 81
cities and 64 towns, we have
214,673 young members, 52,709
of whom are working actively.
In our 147 Youth Centers carrying out services and
activities in 81 cities and 64 towns, we have 214,673
young members, 52,709 of whom are working
actively.
Young people both improve their personal capacities
and their attributes to be active citizens in Youth
Centers. Young people growing older with the culture
of youth center and learning to take responsibilities
at younger ages are strengthening the citizen-state
friendship and creating the institutions providing the
best young-based services in Turkey. Young people
between the ages 7 - 26 can benefit from Youth
Centers in all days of the week.

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 Youth Social
Youth Social Development Program; is a program introduced
with the aim of restructuring the Youth Centers.

There is a
Activities carried out common insight
in the context of youth under the context
In the context of centers focus on of youth centers.
youth centers, success. However, This is the
education is this is not a success tolerance which
important. Trainings arising from is shown to all
are given on competition. This is a individuals.
various subjects, kind of success which
suitable with the could only be
needs and culture measured by the
of the local. By this inclusion of young
way, capacities of people.
the youth center
and young people
are increased.

This program executed under the light of good and right

knowledge provided by the sustainable structure where young
people do all kind of work with the principle of "volunteering"
Activities taking
place at the youth and in coordination with the partners contributing to their
centers produce improvement, consists of 4 components.
different solutions.
These solutions
are conducted by These components are;
young people and
raise the
institutional A- Youth Authorization
capacity, skills and B- Youth Employment
positive attitudes.
C- Youth Cultural Bridges
D- Youth Policies

While Youth Social Development Program was carrying out the

services and activities in the way that is described above, a
Youth Centers are philosophy named "HEPÝBÝZ" was introduced to create the basis
being improved in of youth work in Turkey.
administrative,
physical and human
aspects, continuously. HEPÝBÝZ Philosophy is a policy development that is improving
These improvements
are seen according to
with the global values to meet the needs of the local. It is putting
the needs of that forward the qualitative features, the criteria for the Youth Centers
center, and the and qualifications of the young people who will work for the
sustainability of
improvements is centers.
systematic.

The ideas Youth center

developed in the improves Youth centers
context of youth entrepreneurial create spaces
center are realistic that the young
activities of people could
and applicable. young people
And they are participate and
and makes them all activities are
implemented in
this framework.
gain new carried out in
acquisitions. that sense.

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Development Program
Our activities are intensified within the HEPÝBÝZ
Philosophy and the System of Nokta

Every local has

Since youth
different needs.
centers are
Youth centers
service-based
take these Youth centers
institutions, they
needs into develop
do not compete
consideration different,
with another
and organize creative, new
youth center or
the suitable ideas that are
any other
activities. serving to all
institution in youth
field. parts of the
society.

According to HEPÝBÝZ Philosophy, the young people who are

called "Nokta" do every work in Youth Centers.
Youth centers are
Qualifications of the young people, who are volunteer, sharer, productive. In this
can act fairly, can be models for others with their characters, context, they
can work in cooperation and who attach importance to their produce new
ideas, new
individual improvements are continuously being improved by products and new
the activities organized. activities. And
these are
provided for as
HEPÝBÝZ Philosophy and the System of Nokta are formed such many young
as to bring the executive staff and the young people together, people as they
make them work in cooperation and understand each other. can.
With these philosophy and system, it is aimed to enable us to
look at Youth Centers from a point of view of Youth Centers.
Young people take place in the process of administration actively After completing
the organization
and they have the chance to act together. stage at the local,
youth centers
Besides, in order to create a new vision for Youth Centers, basic organize common
activities with many
criteria were determined and these criteria were improved by partners in national
the trainings organized. and international
arena.
These criteria are;
Creative, entrepreneur, suitable for the needs of local, conscious
about the sports as being a means, success-focused, realistic,
non-competitive, sharer, participating, productive, tolerant,
national-international, conscious of education, improving, having
team spirit, can produce different solutions... In all works done
under the youth
center, there is a
Sports are only
team
a means for the
In the context of consciousness. All
youth centers. It
youth centers, people act as a
brings young
ideas, information team and
people together,
and experiences individuals are
makes them
are shared. And aware of being a
exhibit their
this provides an part of the team.
participation,
accumulation of
and however
knowledge in
never results in
youth centers.
competition.

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 Youth Services
by Numbers
The activities carried out by the Directorate of Youth
Services in last three years are as follows

Activities by Numbers

106 activities 53 Training Programs

in 3 years 13 Package Training Programs

As Directorate of Youth
Services, we reached a
huge number of young
people living in 81 cities in
the last three years with the
contribution of HEPÝBÝZ
Philosophy and ….
introduced by Youth Social
Development Program.
14 Peer Educator Trainings
14 HEPÝBÝZ Meetings
12 International Programs
WHAT 69 Sea Camps
HAVE WE 13 Nature Camps
7 Administrative Structuring
DONE?
Meetings
1 Youth Festival

Subects of the Trainings

Leadership Trainings
We have
Youth Worker Trainings
reached
Project Trainings
26,700
Organization Management
young
Trainings
people by Trainer Trainings
carrying out EVS Trainings
106 activities Employment Trainings
in three Monitoring - Evaluation Trainings
years. Camp Leader Trainings
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Print Works
2000 Purple T-shirts + 1000 White T-shirts We reached
21 Pilot Cities' Youth Centers' Posters 26.700
13 Package Trainings' Posters (2000 for each) young people with our
100.00 Notebooks activities
Approximately 100.000 Brochures
Approximately 100.000 Postcards
10.000 Youth Center Booklets
13 Package Trainings' Handbooks (1000 for each)
Approximately 80.000 Bulletins Package Trainings

250.000 Stickers 7025 young people have benefited from

5.000 Calendars the 13 Package Trainings carried out in
21 pilot cities. 4241 of these young
5.000 CD Cases people are males and the remaining
2.000 Advertisement Booklets 2784 are females. Besides, 466 peer
educators "Nokta"s have worked in these
have been printed and distributed. training programs.

Ýnternet Siteleri
Until today, 83 websites have been established. 71 of these
websites belong to the Youth Centers...

Our website established as a youth portal which makes the

presentation and advertisement of Youth Social Development
Program have had;
• 5.515 Members
• 1.653 News
• 2.095.040 Guests
Our website Hepibiz Album where photographs of all activities
are represented have 32.967 photographs in 1256 categories.
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We Have Completed 13 Package
Trainings in 81 Cities
Thousands of young people have participated in these trainings
on 13 different subjects planned in the scope of Youth Social
Development Program.

13 Packages, Youth Social Development Program carried out by Directorate of Youth

Services and Youth and Sports Foundation together has been given
Thousands of start in March 2006 and 13 Package Trainings have been completed.
Package trainings that are implemented in determined 21 pilot cities
Young People have been realized by the young people called "Nokta". Before each
package training, a peer educator training was given to the peer educator
Youth Social Development "Nokta"s determined for each training. Then, those young people went
Program; both with its activities to the 21 cities and implemented these programs in locals. Not only the
and package trainings has been young people of those cities but also other young people from matched
effective in my social cities participated in these training programs. In this way, all 81 cities
improvement and in the rise of have been benefited from the tranings as planned.
my knowledge and culture. I
For the first time in Turkey, our package training programs that started
gained a wider point of view and and finished at the same time and given to the young people coming
it raised my awareness. New
friendships, ideas, cultures...I
thank to YSDP too much. 1st Package 2nd Package
Youth Work, Management of
Alev GÜMÜÞ | Ardahan Civil Society, Volunteering, To include,
Volunteering, Organization
Communication Management
Aim: To explain all the Aim: To inform about the
young people participating volunteering since all work
in the activities taking in the centers would be
places in Youth Centers done with this principle and
the ideal administrative to provide the required
structure of the center and capacity increase of the
reach to the other young youth workers to make
people in the local them formulate solutions
Statistics of the for youth
Training: Statistics of the Training:
Total number of young Total number of young
people participated: 507 people participated: 424
Male: 300 Male: 243
Female: 207 Female: 181
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from 81 cities were carried out by informal education techniques.
It is realized by using the "learn-by-doing" method since the
target group was the young people. 7025 young people have
participated in these trainings. 15 different booklets (13 package
training booklets, 1 peer educator booklet, 1 monitoring -
evaluation booklet) prepared for these trainings, constitute an
important resource in the implementation of these trainings
afterwards. For each training, posters have been prepared by
the young people according to the contents of the programs.
13 Package Training and Statistics
Package Trainings that are planned in order to provide young
people with individual improvement and to make Youth Centers
serve better were carried out in the stated topics.
3rd Package
Culture, Our Culture,
Youth Center's Culture,
Institution Culture
Aim: To ensure that
young people in Youth
Centers learn about our
culture and institution
culture and integrate
these with the culture of
Youth Center
Statistics of the
Training:
Total number of young
people participated: 481
Male: 300
Female: 181
4th Package
Activity Planning:
Addiction
Aim: To inform young
people in the Youth
Centers about activity
planning and then to make
them gain experience by
organizing an activity on
addiction as an example
Statistics of the Training:
Total number of young
people participated: 475
Male: 289
Female: 186
5th Package
Project and Campaign
Management
Aim: To make young
people in Youth Centers
produce projects,
understand the logic of
project-making and learn
the different sources of
funds and organizing
campaigns aiming at the
problems or needs
Statistics of the Training:
Total number of young
people participated: 452
Male: 251
Female: 201
Informal Education
Techniques started to be
used in Youth Centers
Its abbreviation consists of 4 letters,
however YSDP is not only that much
for me. It is hard to tell about it with
the words. I have been in this system
only for a short time like ten months,
however I've learned lots of things in
those ten months that I hadn't until I
am eighteen. That is totally a "social
improvement" for me...Owing to YSDP,
I have volunteer friends in 81 cities
who are giving the same struggle. I
hadn't seen another city than Ýzmir,
before. I was not able to talk fluently
before I met YSDP. But now, I can
prepare texts consisting of pages and
I can present these to the people. The
most important of all, I can do these in
front of a public officer. What was
previously just a dream for me became
real with YSDP...
Tuðçe ÖZTÜRK | Ýzmir
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 6th Package
Team work, Partnership,
Communication
Aim: To make young
people work in cooperation
with their partners in Youth
Centers, in their locals and
other young people all over
the world and by
emphasizing the
importance of
communication to give
information about the
communication techniques
Statistics of the Training:
Total number of young
people participated: 621
Male: 358
Female: 263

7th Package
Financial
Management

Aim: To show the most

efficient use of the financial
resources in the projects
and activities

Statistics of the Training:

Total number of young
people participated: 528
Male: 318
Female: 210

8th Package
Fund-Raising and
Resource-Creating
YSDP...It changed me like a newborn person. Now, I am
Aim: To make young people
more active, more sociable and more comfortable in every get into contact with the
aspect. I have gained knowledge about many subjects potential resources of fund
in their local and in the rest
and I learned the right things on the subjects I had of the world, to provide them
previously wrong information. The most important of all, with the ability to prepare
the required materials and
I gained friends from Turkey and Cyprus. I love YSDP. to make them bring funds to
the Youth Centers and
create a sponsorship file of
Uður Yasin ODABAÞI | Bayburt the center

Statistics of the Training:

The process of YSDP is a turning point in my life. Before Total number of young
people participated: 741
YSDP, I was not able to express myself in my family, at Male: 446
school or in any other group. But now, I can express myself Female: 295
very well and communicate in the best way owing to the
contributions of YSDP. 9th Package
Kadir ÖZKAYA | Adana Youth Life
Skills
Aim: To provide young
people with the required
life skills and make them
effective in decision-
making mechanisms

Statistics of the
Training:
Total number of young
people participated: 896
Male: 541
Female: 355

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 10th Package
Youth Informing

Aim: To prepare young

people to the living
conditions, to teach them
the way to transfer the
knowledge they have to
others and emphasize the
importance of
knowledge-sharing

Statistics of the Training:

Total number of young
people participated: 416
Male: 262
Female: 154

11th Package
Thematic Trainings
(Education, Environment,
Health, Disabled Youth)
Aim: To provide young people
with the opportunities to create
projects, campaigns and
activities on various themes
(subject-based) and to make
them gain consciousness on
these topics

Statistics of the Training:

Total number of young people
participated: 443
Male: 291
Female: 152

12th Package
Time Management
Aim: To show the efficient
use of time in all of the
activities planned, to make
all activities and package
trainings sustainable in the
centers
Statistics of the Training:
Total number of young
people participated: 502
Male: 324
Female: 178
Before in my social life, I was an inactive person.
However, YSDP contributed so much..Learning
about different cultures, meeting different people,
seeing different cities, I experienced all of these
owing to that program. To cooperate with young
people, to help them to prove that they are able to
do something to themselves and to the society,
and most importantly to make them aware that they
are important individuals are the most beatiful works
in the world I think...

Begüm GÜNGÖR
13th Package Elazýð
Right-based Trainings
(Citizenship Rights,
Human Rights)
Aim: To provide young
people with the opportunities
to create projects on the
right-based subjects, to
make them learn their rights
in the society and to raise
awareness in the topic of
youth policy

Statistics of the Training:

Total number of young
people participated: 539
Male: 318
Female: 221
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 We Developed Our
Strategies in Regional Meetings
We held regional meetings to plan our 2007
activities and to develop our strategies

After the Nevþehir Meeting, which started the system,

holding 5 general meetings we have targeted to reach
to an increased number of voluntary young people.
After these five meetings, we spread our meetings to
7 regions.

In this road to restructure our Youth Centers, we took

important steps with these meetings by bringing
together Provincial Directors of Youth and Sports,
Directors of Youth Centers, "nokta"s and the candidates.
While planning the activities of the next year, we also
tried to find solutions to make these people from three
different occupations work together as a team. Besides,
we have reached 81 provinces with these meetings
and increased the number of voluntary young people.

Sinop, Denizli,
Bolu, Kayseri, Adana,
Þanlýurfa, Elazýð…

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7 Regional Meetings in 7 Regions
HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for Black Sea - Sinop
Date: 7-11 January 2008
Participant Provinces: Zonguldak, Bartýn, Karabük,
Kastamonu, Sinop, Çorum, Amasya, Samsun, Tokat, Ordu,
Giresun, Gümüþhane, Trabzon, Bayburt, Rize, Artvin
Total Number of Participants: 90

HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for Aegean - Denizli

Date: 28 January - 1 February 2008
Participant Provinces: Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uþak, Denizli,
Muðla, Aydýn, Ýzmir, Manisa, Eskiþehir, Konya
Total Number of Participants: 91

HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for Central Anatolia - Kayseri

Date: 11 - 15 February 2008
Participant Provinces: Ankara, Aksaray, Niðde, Nevþehir,
Kýrþehir, Kýrýkkale, Çankýrý, Yozgat, Kayseri, Sivas
Total Number of Participants: 75

HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for Marmara - Bolu

Date: 18 - 22 February 2008
Participant Provinces: Balýkesir, Bilecik, Bolu, Bursa,
Çanakkale, Düzce, Edirne, Ýstanbul, Kýrklareli, Kocaeli,
Sakarya, Tekirdað, Yalova,
Total Number of Participants: 54

HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for Mediterranean - Adana

Date: 3 - 7 March 2008
Participant Provinces: Adana, Antalya, Burdur, Hatay, Isparta,
K.Maraþ, Karaman, Mersin, Osmaniye
Total Number of Participants: 69

HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for South-eastern Anatolia -

Þanlýurfa
Date: 17 - 21 March 2008
Participant Provinces: Adýyaman, Batman, Diyarbakýr,
Gaziantep, Hakkâri, Kilis, Mardin, Siirt, Þanlýurfa, Þýrnak
Total Number of Participants: 86

HEPiBÝZ 6 Regional Meeting for Eastern Anatolia - Elazýð

Date: 14-18 April 2008
Participant Provinces: Aðrý, Ardahan, Ardanuç, Bingöl, Bitlis,
Elazýð, Erzincan, Erzurum, Iðdýr, Kars, Malatya, Muþ, Tunceli,
Van
Total Number of Participants: 93
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 HEPiBÝZ 8 - Meeting for Knowledge
( S U S T A I N A
We m e t a t 2 2 0 0 m e t e r s h i g h . .

"Nokta"s are at plateaus

Between 29 August and 1 September 2008, HEPiBÝZ
8 - Meeting for Knowledge - Sharing between "Nokta"s
(SUSTAINABILITY) was held at the Plateau of
Sultanmurat, Çaykara, Trabzon.

At the opening of the meeting, after the speech of

Adnan Gül, Head of Department of Youth Services,
a sociolog Mr. Saadettin BATU gave information on
life in Sultanmurat, on being young today and being
a young in the locals. The day after, in the context of
Youth Social Development Program, activities held in
Youth Centers were evaluated and workshops on the
future activities were conducted.

In the last day of HEPÝBÝZ 8 Meeting, Martyrdom of

Sultanmurat, which has an important meaning for our
history was visited.

There was entertainment night next and the

preparations started. At the night, where people of
Sultanmurat were also invited, a program offering a
nice reflection of our culture was presented and
concluded HEPÝBÝZ 8 Meeting.

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Sharing between "Nokta"s
B I L I T Y )

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 Youth Centers
Çanakkale Bilecik Visits
We are going on to make our young people
live our history again at its place

The triumph of Çanakkale; is the

name for the realization of the
impossible. All young people have
to memorize this name.

The Çanakkale War is the struggle for the existence

of Great Turkish Nation.
The Çanakkale Victory is the triumph where the
military genius of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the
founder of the Republic of Turkey, has been
recognized by the entire world and he is qualified
as the Great Commander.
The Çanakkale War; is a great event where a
nation commanded the rest of the world with justice
for centuries had said stop to the imperialist powers
agglomerated to exploit the world.
The story of Çanakkale is the evidence of what
the people can do when they have the belief.
The triumph of Çanakkale; is the name for the
realization of the impossible.
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And the Çanakkale War; is the great victory which laid the
foundations of the Great Republic of Turkey.
Besides, the Ottoman Empire who dominated the world with
Young people learn
the aim to carry justice to all of world; the history by living
is our past; it at its place.
our ancestor;
and also it's our glorious history, which laid the base for the
Republic of Turkey.
For these reasons, we wanted our young to see Çanakkale
and Bilecik. At the first day of their visits, we believe that they
have to see Bilecik where the Ottoman Empire is founded. So,
they visit the mausoleums of Ertuðrul Gazi and Þeyh Edebali,
historical and cultural places of Bilecik.
The day after, they go on a visit to Çanakkale and Gelibolu
Peninsula, Troy and Asos where the foundations of our republic
are laid and 250.000 of our people were martyrized. Before
these visits, young people are informed about the Çanakkale
War and Bilecik. And after they return, they write their feelings
and ideas about those days of visit.
Since the year 2004, according to the schedule every week The story of Çanakkale
from three different provinces 40 young people from each have
been participating in the Çanakkale and Bilecik visits carried
is the evidence of what
out to live our history. the people can do when
In 2004; 3000, in 2005; 3240, in 2006; 3400, in 2007; 3240 and they have the belief.
in 2008; 3270 young people participated in these visits.
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 Exchange between
Youth Centers
Young people are working like cultural delegates, Turkey is gaining

There are some characteristics that construct nations.

"There are no you or
me, there are us and
the unity".
Everywhere in our
country has different
beauties and our young
people should see and
know them.
One of these is the culture. Culture is fed from the
history, values, beliefs and the geographical structure
of that nation. Forming of a culture takes a very long
time.
We are a nation, which has cultural richness with its
east, west and regional diversities. Within its people
from Black Sea region, Eastern region or Aegean
region, there are varieties of clothing, meals, dances
and life styles. However, it is very hard for a young
people from Black Sea region, for example, to
communicate with people from other regions, if he/she
does not know the culture of those regions.
For this purpose, with Project of Exchange Between
the Youth Centers, we aimed that young people start
to know each other, live their cultures and

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communicate with each other. Every year, in the
framework of a program, every province carries out
an exchange program with another.
With the Project of Exchange Between the Youth
Centers, having the slogan of "There are no you or
me, there are us and the unity", young people from
all over Turkey have become cultural delegates. In
the context of this program, every province is matched
with another and exchanges are organized. While
these exchanges are taking place, young people
from these two provinces come together, produce
beneficial campaigns for the society and with the
advantages of knowing their locals well, they share
information about their cultures. Host Youth Center
treats well the guest young people in the houses of
some families in the local and tries to give them
information about the family structure. Also, history
of that province is introduced by visiting the touristic
and cultural places about that province.
In 2005; 480, in 2006; 936, in 2007; 960 and in 2008;
approximately 1000 young people have participated
in these exchanges.

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 Celebrations and
Cultural Activities
Our young people make their culture stay alive in the future

Culture is the reason for the

existence of a nation

Culture is the reason for the existence of a nation.

Grasping our culture, keeping it alive and
transferring it to the future generations, exhibiting
our traditional songs, which tell about every region
of Turkey help our young people to express
themselves and protect them from bad habits.
General Directorate of Youth and Sports organizes
Turkish Folk Music Competitions where young
people engage in social and cultural activities in
their spare time, meet and learn to communicate
with each other.
Turkish Folk Music Competitions are organized at
three categories.
a) Between Youth Centers
b) Between Universities
c) Between Clubs, Foundations, Institutions
Turkish Folk Music Competitions between Youth
Centers are organized for two groups: 13-17 and
18-24 years old,
Turkish Folk Music Competitions between

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 Our young people learn their
culture by living

universities are organized in two parts: chorus

and special branch,
Turkish Folk Music Competitions between Clubs,
Foundations, and Institutions are organized for
two groups: 15-20 and 21-30 years old.
Turkish Folk Music Competitions in 2008 were
organized at three stages: provincial, group and
national championships. 15 universities, youth
centers of 81 provinces and clubs; a total of 2520
young people participated in these competitions.
Besides, 3400 young people from youth centers
of 81 provinces participated in Turkish Folk Dances
Competitions.
In addition, youth festivals, where young people
find chance to enjoy with the emotions of friendship
and tolerance and share a lot of things, are
organized every year. Planning, programming
and implementation of these festivals are
conducted by the provincial directorates. In these
festivals regional and national singers take part.
In 2008, 92.000 young participated in these
festivals.

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 We brought together the youth
from all over the world in Ankara
We realized the Great Anatolian Meeting of world
cultures and youth

In order to make our country and republic more

recognized in the rest of the world, "Great Anatolian
Meeting of World Cultures and Youth Project" was
prepared by General Directorate of Youth and Sports.
The date was agreed as the week that includes "19
May Youth and Sports Feast" and celebrated every
year as "Youth Week" with the decision of Council
of Ministers. Aiming to celebrate this week with other
young people from the rest of the world, this
organization is conducted.
1500 young people from our Youth Centers in 81
provinces and 1200 young people from 56 different
countries have been participated in "Great Anatolian
Meeting of World Cultures and Youth" between the
dates 15-21 May 2008 in Ankara.
150 stands, 4 big activity tents and 4 marquees
brought from Kirghizstan were set up to enable all
groups from different countries to introduce their
81 provinces, 56 countries cultures.
met in Ankara...
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This project, strengthening the social and cultural ties
between our youth and the youth of the world, was
conducted in the Great Meeting Arena that is named
as "Youth Village" in Ankara.
This Great Meeting Arena was established on 25.000
square meters, 10.000 square meters of which was
indoor arena. Young people participated in the
calligraphy, illumination, ceramics, glass-blowing courses
and puppet, drawing, painting, sculpture and folk dances
activities. They also introduced the cultures of their
countries. In this arena, also, some groups exhibited
their folk dances, which are important parts of their
cultures.
On the 15th of May, at 3.00 pm, a group of 3500 people
visited Ataturk's Mausoleum and after, starting from
there, they walked through the Gençlik and then
Necatibey Avenues, finishing their walk under the name
of "Love Cortege of World Youth" at Park of Abdi Ýpekçi. Ankara witnessed
cultural mosaics...
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 Activities taking place in Great Meeting Arena of the
Youth Village ended on the evening of 19th of May
with a premiere with the participation of the protocol.
The greatest scope project organized in our country;
"Great Anatolian Meeting of World Cultures and Youth
Project" made the young people participated from all
over the world "voluntary cultural delegates" when they
return to their countries. Participated nations are stated
below:

ALBANIA UYGUR TURKS

CAMEROON AZERBAIJAN
MESKHETIAN TURKS LIBYA
BELARUS CHECHEN REPUBLIC
LEBANON BOSNIA - HERZEGOVINA
CYPRUS PAKISTAN
BULGARIA GEORGIA
SUDAN ALGERIA
ABKHASIA SYRIA
ESTONIA RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA MONTENEGRO
TATARSTAN UMMAN

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KOSOVO YAKUTIA
YEMEN LATVIA
ALTAY KIRGHIZISTAN
LITHUANIA TUVA
ROMANIA HUNGARY
KHAKASIA CHINA
MACEDONIA CHUVASIA
FRANCE EGYPT
DAGHISTAN NETHERLANDS
MOLDOVA KAZAKHISTAN
SWEDEN NIGERIA
BANGLADESH MONGOLIA
SERBIA IRAN
UZBEKISTAN CRIMEAN TURKS
UKRAINE TURKMENISTAN
TURKEY JORDAN
PALESTINE

Besides, in the context of "Representative Young"

project, young people coming from 81 provinces and
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus visited our
President Mr.Gül, President of General Assembly and
our Prime Minister. These representative young
people participated in the celebrations in Ankara and
then visited the areas where the triumph of Çanakkale.
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 Free Sea Camps for
13-17 Years Old
Young people leave these camps with the nicest
memories of their lives

Participants of those camps for 13-17 years old,

which started as a project of social transformation,
are stated below:
• Young people that had not got the opportunity
to leave the region or province they live;
• Young people that couldn't seen the beauties of
our country;
• Young people that couldn't meet anyone from
other regions of our country.

Young people can participate in these camps

without paying any amount. They are taken from
their homes and traveling to camping centers. At
the end of their camps, they are again brought to
their homes.
In these camps, young people are taking part in
This kind of the activities like handcrafts, cultural activities,
opportunity can folk dances, theatres, painting, music, intercultural
learning, sports activities and other activities for
only come once their social improvements and for preparing them
in a 40 years! for their lives.
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Young people that will participate in these free
camps are determined by the Provincial
Directorates of Youth and Sports relating to the
criteria stated below:
On condition that they have limited material
opportunities;
1- In coordination with the Provincial Directorates
of National Education and schools, successful
young people will given chance;
2- Young people that have been successful in
sports and cultural activities in their provinces;
3- Disabled young people on condition that they
have the ability to move on their own;
4- Martyrs' and veterans' relatives;
5- Youth Center members;
6- Young people sheltered by Turkish Social
Service and Children Protection Institution, will
be able to take part in those camps.

With this project, which is first organized in 2005,

every year 3000-3500 young people can find
chance to benefit.

Our camps are conducted on 4 provinces;

• Ýzmir, Çeþme/ Paþalimaný
• Aydýn ,Kuþadasý/Davutlar I spent the best
• Mersin Silfke/Akkum days of my life
• Çanakkale/Ýntepe here.
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 "I was not expecting the camp to be at the seaside. I only
thought this would be a trip. For the first time in my life, I

"Youth Camps" from young people

had the opportunity to swim. This camp enabled me to see
any province at the Western side of Turkey. I had never
gone to another place than Diyarbakýr before. I had got new
friends, I met new people. I did not use to have any friends
from the West. I felt the kindness of people while we are
going around Çeþme. I did not use to know anything about
theatre before. However, I gained a lot of knowledge from
the activities I have participated. I thank all responsible
people for providing this opportunity."
Mahmut from Diyarbakýr

"I have made 4-5 good friends in at this camp. I will always
be meeting with them after the camp. I've gained balanced
nutrition and sleeping habits. Besides I've learned folk
dances like "Zeybek", "Damat Halayý" and "Atabarý". I thank
all the authorities that provided us with these opportunities."
Mehmet from Nevþehir

"I was bored when I came. Then I started to like the camp
after I had talked to my leaders. Now, I do not want to leave.
Camp is beautiful. There are lots of activities. I have had
nice friends. Our leaders are helping us. They try to do their
best in order to make us enjoy. We have learned lots of
I wish I had one things at this camp. We thank all the Youth and Sports
more chance to authorities that provided us with these opportunities."
Mehmet Can from Batman:
come again…
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"We met with new people, become socialized. We stayed
at the same rooms, became families. We learned to make
necklaces and made "marbling" at the handcraft station.
We have learned folk dances like "Zeybek", "Horon" and
"Atabarý". At the beginning we were sad that we would be
away from our families for 8 days. However, the celebrations
at night encouraged us. We took part at the exciting sports
activities. It is hard to get used to here, but to leave is the
most hardest of all!"
Tuðba from Sinop

"I was bored when I came. I wanted to leave. Our leaders

encouraged us. They said that we would not want to leave.
They were right. I get very much used to my friends. I don't
want to leave them. But I cannot leave my family, either. I
wish I had one more chance to come again…"
Burak from Bitlis

"I have had very nice friendships. I have been to this kind
of place for the first time. Our leaders are very kind. Sea is
very much cleaner than I had expected. I am very sad since
we are at the end. We were be leaving our friends. I did not
use to like Black Sea climate but the games we played
made me like all the environment. I learned how to make
necklaces, jeweleries by participating in the handcrafts
activities. I am happy to be here. I wish it lasted more. I It is hard to get used to
spent the best days of my life here. I hope I would find
chance to come again.
here, but to leave is the
Serap from Bursa most hardest of all!
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 Youth Camps
Nature Camps for 18-24 years old
Our nature camping that young people called "A camp like a
dream" took place at Sultanmurat Plateau this year

Friendship, adventure,
natural life...We lighted
the campfire...

Nature Camp took place in Sultanmurat -

Trabzon this year, with the contribution of
energetic, adventurer and adrenalin lover
young people. There were lots of activities
in this camp that the young people could
participate. It was for a very much smaller
amount of money compared with any other
camps.

10 days on the clouds!

Our nature camp is at 2100 meters height having
all the tunes of green. Accommodation is provided
in the tents of Kýzýlay. Friendship is strengthened
and young people have the chance to express
their different cultures.

No free time!
Activities of the camp increase adrenalin. Climbing,
rafting, trekking, paintball, orienteering are among
the activities which the young people had exciting
memories.

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Living 10 days on the
clouds...

You cannot pass without going around…

Different visits are taking place in the context of the
camp program. Some of the places seen are Sümela
Monastery, Uzungöl, Martyrdom of Sultan Murat,
Çal, Museum of Ayasofya and Ýkizdere.

Intercultural sharing…
There was a huge demand for our camp carried out
on 19-28 August 2008 this year. Due to this reason,
we started working for carrying our camping activities
to the international level in 2009.

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 The Story of the "Dream Camp" from the
pen of the camper...

"Trabzon 18-24 age youth camp was 10 day

dream camp, where I participated due to my
interest on Black Sea Region and to my will
to gain new friends. It was beyond my
dreams...

It was a beautiful organization targeting

strengthening the relations between people
from different corners of Turkey. It provided
opportunity for the people coming from same
cities but not knowing each other to establish
long-term friendships. It proved me that not
only from the same city, same university but
also we could have friends from very much
different cities.

Camping area was perfect with its natural

beauties, its history and culture. We had found
the chance to see historical places of Trabzon
by the visits in the camp program. We had
engaged in many sports activities and there
were lots of young people thinking that there
are no sports branches left to try. However,
we were wrong. We experienced lots of new
things, which made us forget the others.

Very much thanks to our heroes at the camp;

leaders. Even the age of the camping group
was high, they were sometimes acting as
children..However, thanks to our angel leaders
for their tolerance, patience, and always
smiling faces.."

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 International Relations
Our young people are included in international activities

It is one of the most

effective ways of
promoting our country
that the young people
take role in every step
from their individual
relations to the official
meetings at high levels
in the process of RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN COUNCIL
Studies on youth; are executed by Directorate of Youth and
European Union Sports under the Directorate of Education, Culture and
accession. Our works Heritage, Youth and Sports. Directorate of Youth and Sports
makes studies towards directives, programs, and legal
in international field regulations for developing consistent and effective youth
are going on in policy at local, national and European levels. Besides, it
bilateral and provides trainings and material support for the activities
encouraging youth mobility, human rights and cultural
multilateral context. variety.
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Meetings of European Steering Committee
for Youth and Joint Council on Youth Co-management in
In youth sector of Council of Europe, youth
participation finds its place as a principle in
European Council
common execution system and youth policy
develops by this system.
European Steering Committee for Youth
Non-
(CDEJ); It consists of senior officials of 49 Intergovernmental Co-managed governmental
countries including the parties of European Sector Sector Sector
Culture Agreement. CDEJ works for improving
the cooperation between countries provides
a platform where ideas on youth policy can
be discussed and prepares the drafts for the
regulation of youth policies in member states. European Joint Council Advisory Council
Steering on Youth (CMJ) on Youth
Besides, it organizes the Conference of Committee
Ministers responsible for Youth. Government Youth
for Youth (CDEJ)
Government officials, youth organisations,
Joint Council on Youth (CMJ); It consists of organisations,
officials networks
Council of Youth Counseling, where 30 networks
representatives of youth NGO's and their
networks take part, and representatives of
European Steering Committee for Youth. Joint
Council on Youth determines the priorities of Programming
the youth sector and reports to the Committee Committee on
of Ministers. Youth

Meetings of European Steering Committee Decision-making

for Youth and Joint Council on Youth are body of
Government
organized twice a year. And our Headship officials, youth
provides regular participation. organisations,
networks
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 8th Conference of European Ministers responsible
for Youth
8th Conference of European Ministers responsible
for Youth took place on 10-12 October 2008 in Kiev
with the main theme; "Future of European Council
Youth Policy: Agenda 2020".
Targets of the Conference:
• To evaluate main successes about the
improvements of youth policy of Council of Europe
and member states;
• To provide the opportunity that the Ministers present
the best practices on the youth policy in their states;
• To develop a medium-term (2009-2020) strategy
for Council of Europe's youth policy and action.
Head of Youth Services; Adnan Gül, with a team of
five people participated in the Conference, where
the ministers responsible for youth of the 49 parties
of European Culture Agreement and of the states
having observer status in Council of Europe also
participated.

Seminar of Cooperation in Youth Field in Turkey

"Participation of Youth"
Council of Europe youth sector has developed a
cooperation program with Turkey on the development
of youth and a youth policy since 2002. In this
framework, on 16-22 June 2008, a training seminar
"Participation of Youth" aiming at experienced
implementers was carried out in Ankara.
25 Turkish and 5 foreign people participated in this
seminar, which is aiming to enable them understand
the realities, wants and ideas of young people in
Turkey, to support the NGO's and finally to develop
a youth policy.

Turkish/English Intercultural Language Training

Turkish/English Intercultural Language Training was
carried out on 17-31 August 2008 in Istanbul. The
aim was to bring young people from different cultures
together and encourage intercultural dialogue by
emphasizing the subjects of human rights and
developing a youth policy at European level.
European Council implemented this project for the
first time as a pilot project in Turkey. 15 Turkish and
15 foreign youth workers and leaders participated
in the training.
The main aim of this training was intercultural
tolerance and learning. Besides the language
education, young people have found chances to
present their own cultures and learn about others'.
They visited mosque, synagogue and church and
witnessed the multicultural life existing in our country.
They were also able to learn about the tolerance
towards different religions by living.

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Both of the language trainings have brought together
the different factors enabling participants to gain
intercultural communication skills in a manner suitable
with the youth work. These factors are:

• Activities on intercultural learning, human rights

education and information on international youth work
in the target language;
• Class sessions suitable to the needs and interests
of the participants, linked with youth work and current
works; these sessions, besides grammar and
vocabulary education, also consist of listening,
speaking, reading and writing skills development;
• Study hours that would enable people to practice
their language skills;
• Interviews with the youth organizations in order to
learn about the youth work at the local;
• Cultural visits.
At the end of the program, participants have expressed
their views, in the language they are taught, about the
benefits and sustainability of the program to our
Headship and to the European Council Directorate of
Youth and Sports.

CDEJ Summer University

39th European Council Summer University was
organized on 26-29 August 2008 in Regensburg,
Germany. During the program, structure, aims,
activities, studies at the youth sector, cooperation
plans, priorities, youth policy of the European Council,
cooperation agreement between European Council
and European Commission on the youth issues,
common management system in youth sector, structure
of the European Youth Forum, political priorities,
preparations for 8th Conference of European Ministers
responsible for Youth, National Youth Council of Federal
Germany, conditions of youth in Germany, aims and
priorities of youth policy of Germany and the results
of the Congress "Youth and Globalization 2020 - Future
of International Youth Work" were the main topics
focused on.

European Council 50/50 Training Course

50/50 Training Course, which is organized on the
cooperation and partnership of governmental and non-
governmental organizations, was carried out on 30
November - 04 December in Strasbourg.
During the course, institutions of European Council
were introduced and information was given on the
cooperation that would be executed with Turkey. In
this course, 19 people from governmental and non-
governmental organizations participated. They found
the chance to know each other and discuss about the
opportunities of cooperation.

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 European Council Study Visit
In order to strengthen the cooperation with the
European Council on the youth field, to evaluate the
activities carried out in 2008 and to discuss the
planned activities for 2009, Head of Department of
Youth Services; Adnan Gül and two youth workers
visited Strasbourg on 26-29 November 2008. During
their visit, European Information Center for youth
policy, national information center for youth policy,
European Youth Card, European Youth Foundation,
European Council youth policy guidance center,
50/50 training course, Youth Leaders Portfolio, Follow-
up meeting for 2008 Seminar of Youth Participation,
common action opportunities with European Council
Local and Regional Executive Congress, European
Youth Information and Counseling Agency and the
interpretation of the European Council's booklets
are among the topics interviewed on.

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Turkey - Germany
Cooperation on Policies towards Youth
In 2008, various activities were organized in the context of
"Protocol for the Cooperation on Policies towards Youth"

Congress of Future
In order to develop points of view and targets for youth
work and youth policy in the light of globalization, Congress
of Future with the theme of "Global Youth in 2020:
Difficulties and Potentials of International Youth Work"
was organized in 22-28 June 2008, in Bonn.
To the Congress, where international cooperative
implementators on the field of science and youth
participated, presentation of "Training and Implementation
Program aiming at the experts working with the young
people having migration origin" was done. This was
selected as the best practice by International Youth Work
Expert Organization of Federal Republic of Germany
(IJAB) in the field of migration in international arena. The
first stage was carried out by our Headship in 10-18
December 2005, in Ýstanbul and the second stage was
carried out by Germany in 24 April - 03 May 2006, in Köln
and Berlin. bilateral thinking, discussions, raising awareness
on the roles of different actors in the youth field
and for developing the existing tools. The first stage
Expert Exchange Program for Turkish and German Youth took place in 29 November - 06 December 2008,
Workers in Erfurt and Berlin. 16 people from both countries
participated in the expert exchange program named
In order to develop new project ideas aiming at increasing as "Voluntary and Active Citizenship in Youth Work".
the cooperation between Turkey and Germany, an The second stage of the program would be carried
organization was planned to provide the opportunity for out in 10-17 May 2009, in Ýstanbul.
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 We Established Bilateral Partnerships in International Projects

Turkey - Sweden Youth

Policy Cooperation Project
Our Department and Swedish Unit of Youth Affairs works on
the youth field as partners.
Swedish International
Development Agency
(SIDA) provided a grant
of 1 million euro for the
project conducted by the
partnership of General
Directorate of Youth and
Sports - Department of
Youth Services and
Swedish National Board
for Youth Affairs on the
cooperation in the field
of youth policy. Three-
year project started with
the protocol signed on
January 2008.

Targets of the Project:

At the beginning 4 general targets were set for this project:
- To develop cooperation between Turkey and Sweden in the field
of national and local youth policies,
- To provide more information about the young people and their
situations in Turkey and Sweden,
- To increase knowledge about European Youth Policy in Turkey
and Sweden
- To increase the number of EU supported youth projects in Turkey
and Sweden

These targets all being still valid, two main aims are determined to
define the field of cooperation:
• To recognize the potential of young people and try to learn their
needs
Sweden • To encourage young people's active participation in the society
is one of
the best These aims are developed and five components are determined
for the cooperation project:
practices in 1- Defined Concepts in the Youth Field
Europe in the 2- Information about the Living Standards
field of youth 3- Encouraging the Best Practices in Youth Employment
4- Establishing Networks/Spaces/Platforms in the Youth Field
policy. 5- Awareness of Young People of the Social Services and Rights
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In this context, activities organized in 2008 are:

1- Defining the Concepts in the Youth Field

In order to define the common concepts in the youth field, in
Stockholm, on 07-11 April 2008, visits to different institutions,
workshops and presentations of some experts were carried out
under this activity with the participation of 15 people from Sweden
and 17 people from Turkey.
The second activity of defining the concepts was carried out in
Ankara, on 12-16 May 2008, with the participation of 14 people
from Sweden and 16 people from Turkey. As the second stage of
the first activity, basic concepts of youth and executive structure
in Turkey were introduced and some visits were organized.

2- Determining the Living Conditions of Youth:

In order to determine the living conditions of youth, an activity was
conducted in Nevþehir, on 15-19 September 2008, with the
participation of 13 people from Sweden and 24 people from Turkey.
A survey, which will show the needs, expectations and living
standards of young people in both countries was prepared in this
activity. In Turkey, in every province 270 young people from three
schools (90 from each) participated in this survey, which was also
called the Lupp Method.
The second activity of Determining the Living Conditions of Youth
was carried out in Stockholm, on 01-05 December 2008, with the
participation of 11 people from Sweden and 16 people from Turkey.
In this activity, results of the survey conducted in the previous
activity were evaluated and best practices in both countries were
introduced. Besides, a schedule of the activities for the improvement
of living standards of youth was planned for 2009.
In the context of Turkey - Sweden Youth Policy Cooperation Project,
activities will be continued to be held in 2009. In December 2009,
a symposium and an employment summit, in which Ministers,
European Union President, European Council authorities and
young people from both countries will participate, will be organized.
In this summit, the activities carried out under this project will be
analyzed and project sustainability will be examined.

3- Sharing the Best Practices in the field of Youth Employment:

In order to share the best practices in the field of youth employment,
an activity was conducted in Ankara, on 10-14 November 2008,
with the participation of 13 people from Sweden and 20 people
from Turkey.
In the context of this activity, academicians and the institutions
working on youth employment in Turkey and Sweden made
presentations and introduced the best practices in both countries.

4- Establishing Networks/Spaces/Platforms in the Youth Field

www.ungenc.net has been established in order to announce the
activities of the program, to create platform for young people and
to provide sustainability. In this website, there a huge number of
documents about all of the activities.

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 We Established Bilateral Partnerships in International Projects
S-UN Fund Youth Project
Young people will prepare employment projects for youth
In the project, which is conducted
by the cooperation of our
Department and United Nations
Development Program, young
people in Konya, Muðla and
Kocaeli will be given grants and
consultancy services to provide
them with the employment
opportunities.
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"Project for Participation of Youth in Social Life
and Employment" has been started to be
conducted by the cooperation of our Department
and United Nations Development Program with
750.000 dollar support from the Swiss government
with the targets of supporting the participation of
young people, which have migrated to these cities
due to some impossibilities, in the social life,
making them meet the employment opportunities
in the sectors of culture and tourism in provinces
of Konya, Kocaeli and Muðla.
In these provinces, young people with limited
possibilities will be provided by employment
opportunities in the tourism sector and youth
centers focusing on youth employment will be
formed. Project, which started on 01 March 2008,
introduced by the meetings with Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, ÝÞ-KUR, KOSGEB and
university students and a project paper has been
prepared. Project will end on 01 March 2010.
In order to support this project, Swiss President
visited Turkey on 09-11 November 2008. In the
context of this visit, he made investigation about
the conduct of the project in Konya Youth Center.
Besides, on 11 November 2008, youth centers
of three provinces made an exhibition in Museum
of Paint and Sculpture in Ankara. And a reception
was organized with the participation of the Turkish
and Swiss President.
In the reception, where our President Mr. Abdullah
Gül and Swiss President Mr. Pascal Couchepin
participated, also our Minister Mr. Murat
Baþesgioðlu, Foreign Minister Mr. Ali Babacan,
General Directorate Mr. Mehmet Atalay and United
Nations were present. Employment
Mr. Couchepin has given the table, which the opportunities will be
Lausanne Agreement was signed on, as a present
to our president Mr. Gül.
widened in Culture and
Tourism sectors.
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 Cooperation with South
Korea in Youth Field

It is foreseen by the protocols signed that Turkey and South Korea would
engage in the cooperative works in "youth" field. These works have been
started by the bilateral exchange programs.
As the Headship of Youth Services, we are continuing
to increase our effectiveness in the works at international
arena. A new one is added to the protocols signed with
Germany.
The first of South Korea Youth Exchanges, which will
take place at the base of countries every year, was
completed in December last year. The exchange is
carried out at two stages, where 10 people from each
country participated. This year first we hosted the group
coming from Korea. They very much appreciated the
visits we organized for them to Ýstanbul, Ankara and
Nevþehir. Especially, they showed very much interest
to historical places. They stated that we were so lucky
to have such kind of beautiful places and that they also
had impressed by the friendliness of the Turkish people.
"We are thankful to our After the visit of South Korea to our country, 10 people
country for providing us from Turkey, one of which is the group leader, also had
the chance to see South Korea. In the program, where
with this opportunity..." the memories of the war in 1950s were also refreshed,
young people visited many places in this country, which
was able to recover in a very short term and became
one of the economically strong countries in the world.
"My point of view improved Young people, who stated that we have so many cultural
things in common, said that they had learned many
after seeing this country..." things by this program.
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Güney Koreli gençlerin Anýtkaber ziyareti.

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 Youth Non-Governmental
Organizations
Youth Services and NGO's are hand by hand

Department of Youth NGO's, which is established in

order to provide the cooperation and coordination
between General Directorate and the youth clubs and
to ensure that they are working within the framework
Material support by years: of the cultural values of our country, mainly functions
Officially Number of Youth
as to provide support and long term trainings to the
Year Amount of clubs.
Registered Youth Clubs taken the
support
Clubs material support
With this aim, we organized "Project Training" courses
2004 163 90 304.500 TL to the representatives of 90 youth clubs in three terms
2005 233 89 339.592 TL on 02-10 June 2008 by cooperation with the National
Agency. After the trainings, we followed their works.
2006 329 119 353.000 TL
2007 393 122 372.000 TL
Besides, youth NGO's having impact on the
improvement of our youth, which are indispensable
2008 459 130 380.000 TL parts of social life are supported materially every year
by the Headship.
From the year 2004 to the year 2008, General
Directorate had made a material support amounting
to 1.749.092 TL to 550 clubs to make them carry out
their activities in a more efficient manner.

We are strengthening Still, there are 459 active youth clubs officially registered
by General Directorate. In 2008, 380.000 TL was paid
our youth clubs. to 130 of these.
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Fight Against Racism and Art
as a Tool of Tolerance

We are organizing some activities within the context of the protocols signed
with the youth clubs. We participated in the youth exchange in the context
of European Union Youth Programs in Napoli, Italy with Youth and Sports
Foundation Youth and Sports Club.
6 young people from Turkey participated in the project
called "Fight Against Racism and Art as a Tool of
Tolerance" on 15-22 June 2008, in Napoli, Italy,
where also the young people from Hungary and
Slovakia participated.
Young people lived the excitement of seeing a different
country and working as a team with people from
different cultures. Together they organized some
workshops, where they tried to reflect racism and
tolerance by photographs. Young people from our
country emphasized that there is no racism in Turkey
and one of the most important features of our culture
is tolerance. Besides, they exhibited the film of "The
Great Anatolian Meeting of World Cultures and Youth"
which was carried out on 15-21 May 2008 in Ankara, Our cooperation with the
and they told tolerance from the eyes of youth. youth clubs is continuing.

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 Youth Counseling,
Consultancy and Research
We carry out investigations with young people to plan activities
in line with their interests.

In order to determine the spare time needs of our youth,

to organize structures aiming at their needs and to plan
activities according to the needs of young people at the
Youth Centers, which are working under Provisional
Directorates and are coordinated by our Headship, we
have conducted a research under the name of "Lupp
Survey". With the results driven from this research, which
is applied to more than 4590 young, we have shaped
our activity program of 2009.
We focused our counseling services in 2008 especially
on preventing young from drug addiction and bad habits,
on warning them about these and raising their awareness.
With this aim, at our youth centers by taking the support
of experts from the Youth Camps, we organized trainings
and seminars about drug addiction. Besides, we designed
another type of activity, in which young people inform
their peers in youth centers about the same topic. By
this way, we tried to make them appropriate their friends
and environment and to improve their self-confidence.
In addition to these, we have participated in meetings
organized by certain public institutions about Child Rights
To carry out activities and we provided young people to be beneficial to work
aiming at young people, first with on the Child Rights. By raising awareness of young
people on this topic, we also tried to make them inform
we have to listen them... society.

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 Our websites
We are providing web services for young people spending
important parts of their time on web

Department of Youth Services has

established several websites to support its
activities and reach a wide range of people.
Young people have the chance to follow
activities more closely and participate.

www.ghdb.gov.tr
www.ghdb.gov.tr, the official website of Department
of Youth Services provides information about the
department, news about the activities carried out,
related documents and links. Besides, you can find
all the statistical information about activities and the
information for the participation in international events.

www.gsgp.org.tr
Website of Youth Social Development Program both
gives information about the program and constitutes
the role of candidate for being a Youth Portal. With
its approximately 6000 members and thousands of
news, it is an important source of information about
youth. In our website, you can find the current news
about our studies, Youth Centers, national and
international activities. You can share your ideas at
the forum, make research in the library, gain
information about voluntary work and you can follow
the calendar and participate in the activities. This
website has been visited 3 million times, which is a
serious development.

www.hepibizalbum.com
In this website, photographs from all of the activities
conducted is being presented. There are
approximately 32.500 photos in 1250 categories.
You can see and download photos; you can make
comments on them and vote for the best ones.

www.genclikkamplari.gov.tr
By the help of this website; where you can find all
information on youth camps, photos and news, we
can introduce our camps and give people the chance
to participate.

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 The number of our websites is increasing

www.hepibiz.info
This website involves all training materials
used in the trainings of Youth Social
Development Program. All "Nokta"s can benefit
from this website. Hepibizinfo constitute all
sources used from the beginning to the
evaluation of the trainings. Besides, a nokta
can open his account and strengthen relations
with other friends.

www.genclikmerkezim.com
This website was prepared to give general
information about Youth Centers and enable
the access to the centers in different provinces.
You can have detailed information on anything
about Youth Centers.

www.ungenc.net
This website, which is prepared in the context
of Turkey-Sweden Cooperation on Youth Policy
Project, is providing people with information
about program in 3 different languages. In
addition, reports and photos of activities carried
out are taking their place in the website. It is
the only website in Turkey created with the
aim of developing such a policy.

www.sunfy.org
It is the website created for S-UN Fund for
Youth Project, which is being conducted by
the cooperation between Department of Youth
Services and UNDP with the fund provided by
Swiss government. By this website, young
people in pilot cities will be reaches and
included in the projects.

Websites of Youth Centers

56 Youth Centers have created their own
websites with the support given by Department
of Youth Services. You can access from the
address: www.NAMEOFTHECITY-gm.gov.tr .

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Headship of Department of
Youth Services
2008
7-11 January 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Black Sea Region Meeting (Team)
Sinop-Gerze
1-20 January 2008 Monitoring and Evaluation Works 21 Pilot
Provinces
18-20 January 2008 8. Package Simulation Training - Ankara
25-27 January 2008 8. Package Training - Fund-raising
21 Pilot Provinces
5-8 February 2008 Camp Leaders Training - Ankara
28 January-1 February 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Aegean Region Meeting
(Team)- Denizli-Karahayýt
11-15 February 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Central Anatolia Region Meeting
(Team)- Kayseri
18-22 February 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Marmara Region Meeting
(Team) - Bolu
22-24 February 2008 9. Package Simulation Training Ankara
29 February-2 March 2008 9. Package Training - Youth Life
Skills 21 Pilot Provinces
3-7 March 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Mediterranean Region Meeting
(Team) Adana
14-16 March 2008 10. Package Simulation Training Ankara
17-21 March 2008 HEP(i)BiZ South-eastern Anatolia Region
Meeting (Team) Þanlýurfa
28-30 March2008 10. Package Training - Youth Informing
21 Pilot Provinces
7-11 April 2008 13. Turkish - German Experts Commission
Meeting Mardin
12 April - 10 May 2008 German Language Course (beginner)
Tubingen, Almanya
11-13 April 2008 11. Package Simulation Training Ankara
14-18 April 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Eastern Anatolia Region Meeting
(Team) Elazýð
25-27 April 2008 11. Package Training - Thematic Trainings
21 Pilot Provinces
29 April-1 May 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between noktas 7 Ankara
10-17 May 2008 German Language Course Monitoring
Program Tubingen, Germany
15-21 May 2008 Youth Week Ankara-Festival Arena
30 May-2 June 2008 Camp Leaders Training for noktas
Ankara
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4 June 2008 EVS Visit, Ankara
20-22 June 2008 12. Package Simulation Training Ankara
22-28 June 2008 Future Congress Bonn, Germany
28 June-1 July 2008 Youth Center Visits Balýkesir Youth Center
2 July-4 July 2008 Erzurum Youth Center
16-22 June 2008 Seminar of Cooperation in Youth Field in
Turkey Ankara
27-29 June 2008 12.Package Training - Time Management
21 Pilot Provinces
1 July-27 August 2008 13-17 Age Sea Camps Ýzmir-
Çeþme - Aydýn-Kuþadasý - Çanakkale-Ýntepe - Mersin-Silifke
1-4 July 2008 Youth Camps Visits and Collecting Visuals
Ýzmir-Çeþme
5-8 July 2008 Aydýn-Kuþadasý
21-25 July 2008 Çanakkale-Ýntepe
5-7 August 2008 Mersin-Silifke
1-3 July 2008 European Voluntary Service Youth Center
Informing Visits Aydýn-Muðla- Burdur
8-10 July 2008 Edirne-Kýrklareli-Tekirdað
15-17 July 2008 Kocaeli-Bursa-Bilecik
18-20 July 2008 13. Package Simulation Training Ankara
1-3 August 2008 13.Package Training- Right-based trainings
21 Pilot Provinces
17-31 August 2008 European Council Turkish/English Courses
Ýstanbul
19-28 August 2008 Trabzon-Sultan Murat Nature Camp
Çaykara, Trabzon
26-29 August 2008 CDEJ Summer University
Regensburg, Germany
29 August-1 September 2008 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information
Sharing between noktas 8 Çaykara, Trabzon
30 August - 27 September 2008 German Language Course
(advanced) Kassel, Germany
12-13 September 2008 SUNFY Feasibility Visits Konya
22-23 September 2008 Muðla
24-25 September 2008 Kocaeli
15-19 September 2008 Activity of Determining Youth Life
Conditions Nevþehir
22-24 September 2008 Youth Policy Developing in Southeastern
Europe Belgrat, Sýrbistan
8-12 October 2008 Meeting of Ministers of Youth Kiev, Ukraine
18-27 October 2008 Turkey-South Korea Youth Exchange - I
Ýstanbul, Ankara, Nevþehir
30 October-8 November 2008 Turkey-South Korea Youth
Exchange - II Seoul, South Korea
11 November 2008 Presidency Reception Ankara
10-14 November 2008 Sharing of Best Practices in Youth
Employment Ankara
17-25 November 2008 HEPiBÝZ Sustainability Meetings
Ankara
26-29 November 2008 European Council Study Visit
Strasbourg, France
29 November - 6 December 2008 Voluntary and Active
Citizenship in Youth Work Erfurt & Berlin-Germany
30 November - 4 December 2008 European Council 50/50
Training Course Strasbourg, France
1-5 December 2008 Youth Life Conditions - Follow-up Meeting
for Workshops Stockholm, Sweden
22-23 December 2008 1. Preparation Meeting for Camp
Organization Teams Ankara
2007
25 December - 29 January 2007 1. Package Training - Youth
Work, Volunteer 21 Pilot Provinces
12-13 January 2007 Meeting for Executive Restructuring
Ankara
15-16 January 2007 Training of Youth Work, Volunteer, Volunteer
Management Ankara
3-4 February 2007 Training of Youth Trainers 1 - 2. Stage
Ankara
3-4 February 2007 Training of Regional Monitoring and Evaluation
Teams 1 - 1.Stage, Ankara
15-18 February 2007 Youth Camps Leadership Course, Ankara
25 February - 5 March 2007 Training of Youth Trainers 2 -
1.Stage, Ankara
5 March- 1 April 2007 2. Package Training - Volunteer
Management, Organization Management, Inclusion 21 Pilot
Provinces
7-11 March 2007 European Voluntary Service Training 1 (Host
Organization), Ankara
14-18 March 2007 European Voluntary Service Training 2 (Host
Organization)
2-6 April 2007, 9-13 April 2007 Project Management Training
Course, Ankara
16-28 April 2007 Informing Meetings of Youth Services
Database, Ankara
26-31 May 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between noktas 1 (the Philosophy), Nevþehir
6 June 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing between
chair noktas 1, Çanakkale
9 June 2007 Youth Camp Leaders Information Meeting, Ankara
8-10 June 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between chair noktas, Ankara
22-23 June 2007 Information Meeting for Program Officials,
Ankara
25-28 June 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between noktas 2 Ýzmir-Çeþme
1 June 2007 Youth Employment Initiatives Information Meeting
Trabzon
19 June 2007 Van
22 June 2007 Bursa
3 July 2007 Malatya
6 July 2007 Antalya
11-15 June 2007 Organization Management Training Courses
Ankara
25-29 June 2007
13-15 July 2007 Computer and Financial Management Training
Ankara
13-15 July 2007 3. Package Simulation Training, Ankara
28-29 July 2007 3. Package Training - Culture, Our Culture,
Institution Culture and Youth Center Culture 21 Pilot Provinces
9-12 August 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between noktas 3, Erzurum
17-19 August 2007 4. Package Simulation Training, Ankara
1-2 September 2007 Turkish Folk Music Board Member
Improvement Seminar, Istanbul
1-2 September 2007 4. Package Training - Activity Planning -
Addiction 21 Pilot Provinces
13-16 September 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between noktas 4 Mersin-Silifke
21-23 September 2007 5. Package Simulation Training, Ankara
29-30 September 2007 5. Package Training - Project and
Campaign Management 21 Pilot Provinces
18 October 2007 Meeting for Chair Noktas, Ankara
19-21 October 2007 6. Package Simulation Training, Ankara
27-28 October 2007 6. Package Training - Team work -
Partnership - Communication 21 Pilot Provinces
22-25 November 2007 HEP(i)BiZ Meeting of Information Sharing
between noktas 5 Antalya-Alanya
6-8 December 2007 Evaluation Meeting, Ankara- Kýzýlcahamam
13 December 2007 Youth Employment Initiatives Meeting
Malatya
14 December 2007 Youth Employment Initiatives Meeting
Antalya
14-16 December 2007 7. Package Simulation Training
Ankara
25-26 December 2007 Monitoring and Evaluation Training
Ankara
28-30 December 2007 7. Package Training - Financial
Management 21 Pilot Provinces
2006
1 March 2006 Start of YSDP
17-24 March 2006 Developing Youth Policy in Turkey, Ankara
27 March- 6 April 2006, 07-09 April 2006, 28-30 April 2006,
05-07 May 2006 Youth Camps Leadership Course, Ankara
10-18 April 2006 Informing Meetings of Youth Services
Database, Ankara
22 April - 20 May 2006 Multi-cultural German Course
Tubingen, Germany
24 April - 3 May 2006 Training and Implementation Program for
55

Turkish and German Experts Working on Migration II Köln &
Berlin, Germany
3-7 May 2006 Training for Trainers of Democracy and Rights
Common Project, Istanbul
10-14 May 2006 Bilecik
9-11 June 2006 Meeting of Youth Center Directors Ankara
23-25 June 2006 Voluntary Training of Democracy and Rights
Common Project Istanbul
20-26 June 2006 Long-term Project Training Course 1
Ankara
26 August - 23 September 2006 Training Seminar on German
and Youth Works Kassel, Germany
30-31 August 2006 Evaluation Meeting for Youth Center Leaders
Çeþme, Ýzmir
9-10 September 2006 Turkish Folk Music Board Member
Improvement Seminar, Istanbul
2 November 2006 Meeting of Youth Center Directors, Ankara
14-19 December 2006 Long-term Project Training Course 2
Ankara
10-16 August 2006 Training Course on Organization
Management, Ankara
11-15 August 2006 Organization Management, Ankara
11-18 December 2006 Seminar on Intercultural Learning
Heppenheim, Germany
14 December 2006 Meeting for Executive Restructuring
Antalya
14-19 December 2006 Long-term Project Training Course 2
Ankara
12-20 November 2006 Training of Youth Trainers 1 - 1.Stage
Ankara
06-11 November 2006 Youth Center Leadership Training-
1.Group Ankara
22-27 November 2006 Youth Center Leadership Training-
2.Group
09-14 December 2006 Youth Center Leadership Training-
3.Group
19-24 December 2006 Youth Center Leadership Training-
4.Group
December 2006 Training Course for All Different All Equal
Campaign, Istanbul
2005
7-10 February 2005, 12-19 February 2005, 21-28 February
2005 Youth Camps Leadership Course, Ankara
5-6 March 2005 Informing Meetings of Youth Services Database
Konya, 12-13 March 2005, Mersin 19-20 March 2005, Ýzmir
26-27 March 2005, Bursa 2-3 April 2005, Erzurum 9-10 April
2005, Samsun
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8-16 April 2005 Turkey - Europe Relations: Role of Youth NGO's
Ankara
9 April - 7 May 2005 Multi-cultural German Course
Tubingen, Germany
2-7 May 2005 Youth Center Leadership Training, Ankara
9-14 May 2005
16-21 May 2005
9 June 2005 Meeting of Youth Center Directors, Ankara
30-31 August 2005 Evaluation Meeting for Youth Camps, Ankara
27 August- 22 September 2005 Multi-cultural German Course
(advanced) Kassel, Germany
2-4 September 2005 Turkish Folk Music Board Member
Improvement Seminar, Istanbul
2-5 September 2005 Evaluation Meeting for Youth Center
Leaders Çeþme, Ýzmir
17-22 October 2005 Youth Center Leadership Training
Ankara
14-19 November 2005 Youth Camps Leadership Course
Ankara
26-30 November 2005
21-24 November 2005 Meeting of Social Service aiming at Youth
by the Tool of Sports, Ankara
28 November - 2 December 2005 Youth Centers and EU
Youth Programs Informing Vakfýkebir, Trabzon
10-18 December 2005 Training and Implementation Program
for Turkish and German Experts Working on Migration I
Istanbul
17-18 December 2005 Preparation Meeting for Branch Courses,
Ankara
2004
21 January 2004 Meeting of Youth Center Directors Ankara
29 March - 4 April 2004 Youth Center Leadership Training
Konya
12-18 April 2004 Erzurum
26 April - 2 May 2004 Bursa
19-30 April 2004 Youth Camps Leadership Course Mersin
9-16 May 2004 50/50 Training Course Ürgüp, Nevþehir
30 May - 6 June 2004 Training Seminar for Turkish-German
Trainers Antalya
14-23 June 2004 EU Youth Project Preparation Seminar
Ankara
17-27 June 2004 Training of the Trainers Course Istanbul
19 July - 10 August 2004 EU Youth Project Preparation
Seminar Ankara
8-11 August 2004 Project Management Training for Youth Center
Leaders Ankara
8-10 September 2004 Youth Center Directors - Meeting for
Evaluation, Çeþme, Ýzmir
9-12 September 2004 Turkish Folk Music Board Member
Improvement Seminar, Istanbul
19-22 December 2004 Follow-up Meeting of European Council
Trainings, Ankara
21-30 December 2004 Progress Seminar for Youth Center
Directors and Leaders, Ankara