What is the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)?

The areas to be supported under IPA are determined at the beginning of each seven-year budget period in line with the European Union’s policies and strategies. Country programmes and projects are prepared following consultations with the EU authorities and planned in line with the objectives set.

Implementing rules are laid down separately for each budget period, and the principles are clarified in line with the EU legal framework and the agreements signed with Türkiye. To carry out the process, IPA-specific units have been set up within more than 10 institutions in Türkiye.

In Türkiye, IPA funding is implemented through direct and indirect management. Under direct management, the process is carried out by the European Commission; under indirect management, funding is provided by the Commission while management is carried out by accredited national institutions. Indirect management is the predominant model in Türkiye.

Under indirect management, overall coordination is ensured by the Directorate for EU Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NIPAC); the Ministry of Treasury and Finance is responsible for financial management, and the Central Finance and Contracts Unit for tendering and contracting. Multi-annual sectoral programmes are implemented by the relevant public institutions.