Project Profile · IPA II · Home Affairs · 2015
Second-Generation E-Passports of the Republic of Türkiye
Priority Area
Home Affairs – Integrated Border Management
Beneficiary
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Other Beneficiaries
Ministry of Interior – Directorate General of Population and Citizenship Affairs, Turkish National Police
Duration
37 months, January 2017 – February 2020
EU Contribution
€31,875,000
Location
All of Türkiye
Project Objective
2015
The project aims to update the new-generation e-passports, produced since 2010, with EU-compliant security features that allow biometric data to be stored.
Results Achieved / Expected Outputs
Expected Outputs
- 01 Under the project on second-generation e-passports, to be improved in line with EU standards and requirements, the newly developed passport booklets were purchased and e-passport personalisation equipment was supplied. A total of 4,250,000 passports were printed under the project, and the production of EU-compliant passports is continuing.
Project profile · IPA II · Home Affairs · 2015
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