GENERAL INFORMATIONS

Project title

Strengthening the Civilian Oversight of Internal Security Forces in Coordination with the Ministry of Interior Department of Smuggling, Intelligence, Operation and Data Collection

Priority area

Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Sector / Fundamental Rights Sub-Field

Implementing partner

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Partner institutions

Ministry of Interior Department of Smuggling, Intelligence, Operations and Data Collection; Turkish Grand National Assembly; Local Prevention and Security Councils; Civil Society

Duration (months) + start and end dates

36 months

December 2018-December 2021

EU contribution (Euro)

5.400.000

PROJECT SUMMARY
 

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

The overall objective is to enable the transition to civilian and democratic oversight of internal security system based on good governance principles and a human centered understanding of security and public safety.

Location

Achieved results / expected outputs

- Police and Gendarmerie basic laws, in the light of civilian oversight and accountability principles revised

- The performance evaluation system which improves the control system of the Ministry of Interior over internal security forces of improved

- A preliminary draft of the legal framework on the institutionalization   of the Local Prevention and Security Councils and "National Crime Prevention Office" prepared

- The assessment of basic parliamentary oversight in Türkiye updated

- Based on the findings of the comparative analysis, so as to enable the systematic oversight of internal security forces a modeling study in order to propose amendments in the structure of the Commissions in the Parliament done

- An organizational strategy regarding the preparation of crime prevention and security plans at the national level developed

- A five-years organizational strategy for the oversight of internal security forces in Türkiye  designed

- On the basis of relevant legal regulations made across the country Local Prevention and   Security Councils established

- For the effective functioning of the institutionalization of Local Prevention and Security Councils a strategy and implementation plan prepared

- For public officials assigned in Local Prevention and Security Councils a training module prepared and periodically updated

- Awareness raising programs for civil elements for citizens developed and implemented periodically

- Training programs implemented by the Ministry of Interior for provincial governors and sub-governors evaluated from the perspective of civilian oversight and updated

- Recommendations as regards the establishment of a common internal security forces academy prepared and presented to the authorities