The Closure Meeting of the Project “Technical Assistance for the Empowerment of the Role of Ombudsman Institution in Protection and Promotion of Human Rights”, funded under the Fundamental Rights Sub-Field, where the Directorate for EU Affairs is the Lead Institution in the IPA II Period, was held on 4 May 2023. At the closure meeting attended by the Chief Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç, Elif Kurşunlu, Director General for Relations with the European Union, emphasized the contribution of the project to Türkiye’s political reform process.
Under the project, the capacity of the Ombudsman Institution, established in the process of Türkiye’s accession to the EU, was supported and public awareness of the application process to the Ombudsman was increased.