GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Increasing Border Surveillance Capacity on Türkiye's Eastern and Western Borders Phase I

Priority area
 

Home Affairs - Integrated Border Management

Beneficiary

Ministry of Interior-Directorate General of Provincial Administration

Co-Beneficiary
 

Turkish Land Forces Command

Duration

30 months, May 2019 – November 2021

EU contribution (Euro)

29.965.000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

The project aims to increase border security and surveillance on Türkiye's eastern and western borders with a modernized border surveillance system. In this way, the project will support the prevention of irregular migration, human trafficking, cross-border crime, and counter smuggling and harmonize border management practices with EU integrated border management policies and strategies.

Location

Eastern and Western land borders of Türkiye

Achievements / expected outputs

The project is aimed to provide training to approximately 800 Land Forces personnel on migration and border management and to provide new and updated equipment in order to increase border surveillance and security.