Project Profile · IPA II · Home Affairs · 2016

Mine Clearance and Increasing Border Surveillance Capacity at Türkiye’s Eastern Border – Phase III

Priority Area

Home Affairs – Integrated Border Management

Beneficiary

Ministry of National Defence – Turkish Mine Action Centre

Other Beneficiaries

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Duration

To start in December 2020

EU Contribution

€18,550,000

Location

Ardahan, Kars, Iğdır and Doğubayazıt (Ağrı)

Project Objective

2016

The project aims to clear mines in the Eastern Anatolia region and strengthen the capacity of the Turkish Mine Action Centre.

01 Clearance of mines in Ardahan, Kars, Iğdır and Doğubayazıt (Ağrı) in line with international standards
02 Training of experts of the Ministry of National Defence’s Turkish Mine Action Centre
03 Risk education in villages near mine clearance sites
04 Wider use of non-technical survey methods and development of the Turkish Mine Action Centre’s capacity in this area

Project profile · IPA II · Home Affairs · 2016