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Corporate Social Responsibility in Turkey: Overview and Perspectives
The report is the outcome of four months of collaboration between AFD and the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management to examine existing CSR stakeholder initiatives and practices in Turkey. Betwee...
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Protecting Forests in Turkey: Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Protection
Turkey and France have teamed up in a large-scale collaborative effort to address the issue of forest adaptation to climate change. The initiative was launched using a public policy loan and a grant f...
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Evaluation Summary - Budget support to the forestry sector in Turkey
In Turkey, the budget support to the forestry sector was subject to an evaluation in July 2018. The budget support was granted in the context of the opening of chapter 27 of the pre-accession negot...
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AFD Conference in Turkey Celebrates Women in Industry
AFD’s fifth conference on women in the workforce was held in Turkey online this year, in cooperation with the Turkish bank TSKB and the French Consulate General in Istanbul. This year, the topic was g...
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Turkey – Maintaining the new course, for prosperity…and posterity
A diversified and industrialized economy, a NATO member since 1952, a founding member of the OECD in 1961 and a member of the G20, Turkey [1] enjoys an enviable geostrategic position. Its development...
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Turkey: a new state hospital in Hatay
Built with the financing of the EU under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRiT), and implemented by AFD under a delegation of funds, the construction and equipment of the new hospital was led by t...
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An ambitious project to improve water and sanitation infrastructure in southern Turkey
Funded by the European Union (EU) and supported by Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank, this project aims to assist the municipalities of southern Turkey in the renovation of their wa...
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Ex-post evaluation of the Budget Support Program for Sustainable Forest Management in Turkey (CTR1069-CTR1074)
To reinforce the strategic integration of climate change adaptation and mitigation in relation to Greenhouse gas (GHG) in the General Directorate of Forestry (OGM)’s activities. To support the inte...
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Rebuilding Lives after the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: One Year On
In February 2023, earthquakes rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 50,000 people. They were among the most devastating earthquakes to have struck the region in almost a century, turning cities a...
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Evaluation Summary - Credit line to the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey (TSKB)
For the “Climate” sector, the credit line to the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey was subject to an evaluation in May 2015. In the context of the Turkish economy’s rapid growth and development...
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Moving Towards Sustainable Construction in Turkey
Intensifying demand for housing from growing populations is putting pressure on land and energy sources, particularly in Turkey. On the eve of Earth Day on 22 April, we take a look at AFD's support fo...
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Development finance fragmentation and diversification: the case of China, India and Turkey
From 2010 to 2019, the international community committed USD 1,700 billion in loans for developing countries. While multila-teral development banks continued to provide the bulk of financings (60% of...
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When Can Work Performed by Women Become a Factor in Their Empowerment? - Women‘s access to quality employment ...
The employment of women in Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey is not necessarily equated with financial, social and/or political empowerment. Though the three countries share striking similarities as regards...
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Supporting Access to and Retention in Employment for Women by Enhancing Childcare Services in Turkey
Female labor force participation remains low in Turkey compared to other OECD countries and labor market attachment is particularly low among women with children. In recent years, government policy ha...
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TSKB Signed New Loan Agreements amounting to 100 million Euros with AFD and CDP as manager of the Italian Clim...
With its inclusive development approach, TSKB continues to support qualified investment projects for the economic recovery of earthquake-affected regions. TSKB, together with the French Development Ag...
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Manufacturing Equality in Turkey
A dairy product company near Istanbul has deicded to hire more women and organize awareness-raising workshops for staff to raise awareness around gender stereotypes. This pilot project, supported by A...
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Turkey: forests adapted to current and future climate change
Increase in temperatures, increase in forest fires, disruption of precipitation… the effects of climate change on Turkish and French forests are strong. Supported by AFD, expert institutions from both...
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Turkey: Protecting forests and the future
Protecting our forests is crucial for combating climate change, conserving biodiversity, and for human health and development. Since 2012, Turkish and French experts have contributed to the protect...
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Climate: AFD Intends to Invest in Development and Investment Bank of Turkey’s first ever €100 Million Sustaina...
A preliminary protocol of 100 million euros was signed between the Development and Investment Bank of Turkey (TKYB) and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) on November 24th 2021, for the issuance...
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Post-earthquake Rural Housing Reconstruction Program
Following the 2023 earthquake, AFD is financing the reconstruction of resilient rural homes in the provinces affected by the February 2023 earthquakes in southeastern Turkey.
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