The closing meeting was held on the occasion that the implementation of the EU Solidarity Fund in Türkiye has been completed

The closing meeting of the EU Solidarity Fund in Türkiye was held on 2 April 2026 in Ankara, at the Directorate for EU Affairs, on the occasion that the implementation of the Fund has been completed.

Opening speeches of the meeting were delivered by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs Ambassador Mehmet Kemal Bozay, Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance Osman Çelik, Director Sofia Alves from the European Commission’s DG REGIO, and Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the EU Delegation to Türkiye Jurgis Vilčinskas and the representatives from public institutions which are responsible for the implementation of the Fund in Türkiye, as well as the Ambassadors and mission representatives from the EU member states attended the meeting.

The "European Union Solidarity Fund Delegation Agreement" signed between Türkiye and the European Commission on 7 February 2024 and 400 million Euros in funds were transferred to Türkiye from the EU Solidarity Fund to support reconstruction efforts in the earthquake zone following the earthquake disaster in February 2023. The Fund was used for the purchase of life containers, the reconstruction of hospitals and schools, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, and the restoration of cultural heritage buildings in 6 provinces in the earthquake zone.