Topics & Events

FY 2017

March 5, 2018	"JICA SEMINAR for STUDENTs" opened at Yildirim Beyazit University
March 3, 2018	"3RD Action Plan Contest Award Ceremony"
September 25, 2017	Sewage treatment plant is completed in Hatay Province, Turkey, where a large number of Syrian refugees flow in
May 20, 2017	1st Program of Third Country Training Program (TCTP) on Disaster Risk Management and Building Disaster Resilient Communities was held in Ankara
May 19, 2017	2ND Program for Third Country Training Program (TCTP) on Energy Efficiency and Management in Industry was held in Ankara
May 9, 2017	Disaster Training with Puppets in Ankara

FY 2016

November 14, 2016	Opening Ceremony for TCTP on Mineral Resources for Balkan Countries
March 7, 2016	Live TV Broadcasting from Bursa Disaster Training Center

FY 2015

May 16, 2015	JICA President Tanaka Visits Turkey
May 15, 2015	Signing of Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with the Republic of Turkey

FY 2014

February 27, 2015	Disaster Training Activity at 365 Shopping Mall
February 8, 2015	The Forum on Turkish and Japanese Cuisine Cultures and Food Industry Interaction was held in Ankara
November 6, 2014	JICA Alumni President, Dr. Huseyin VELIOGLU was awarded with "JICA Recognition Award 2014"
October 27, 2014	Bosphorus Rail Tube Crossing Project (Marmaray) was Awarded with JICA President Award
September 30, 2014	500 Afghan Police successfully completed half-year Training programme
June 20, 2014	Third Country Training Program on Technical Capacity Development on Dairy Cattle, Sheep and Goat Breeding in Afghanistan and Central Asia Countries was held on June 02-20, 2014
June 2, 2014	Third Country Training Program on "Energy Efficiency and Management in Industry" has started on June 02, 2014
May 5, 2014	"Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Management" Training started on May 05, 2014

FY 2013

February 8, 2014	The "Success Story" seminar series was held by JICA Alumni Association

FY 2012

January 8, 2013	The Opening Ceremony of "Istanbul Water Supply Project" was held on December 12, 2012 with the attendance of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
May 16, 2012	"The 6th Robot Contest" was held on May 15 and 16, 2012 in Ankara

FY 2011

March 6, 2012	JICA arranged a mission to the GAP Region in southeast Turkey and a panel discussion on "Sustainable Agriculture and Environment" (March 5 & 6, 2012 – Sanliurfa)
February 21, 2012	Seminar on "Waste Management in Turkey and Japan" was held on February 21, 2012 in Erzurum
January 14, 2012	The first rail welding Ceremony of Marmaray Project was held on January 14, 2012 in Istanbul in the Ayrılıkçeşme-Kazlıçeşme Part of the Project in İstanbul.
December 15, 2011	Panel on "Fisheries Stock Management in Turkey and Japan" was held on December 15, 2011 in Ankara
December 5, 2011	Panel titled "Preservation of Cultural Heritage in Turkey and Japan" was held on December 05, 2011 in Istanbul
December 1, 2011	International Workshop for Urban Development and Renovation based on Seismic Risk in Middle East North Africa (MENA) Region was held in Turkey.
July 28, 2011	JICA Dispatches 6 Japanese Judo Experts for "Afghanistan National Police Training in Turkey" —The opening ceremony at Sivas Higher Vocational Police School—
June 22, 2011	Signing of Japanese ODA Loan with the Republic of Turkey —Improving the Environment in Rapidly Developing Turkey—
May 16, 2011	"The 5th Robot Contest" was held on May 12 and 13, 2011 in Ankara
April 29, 2011	The Ground Breaking Ceremony for "Ankara Water Supply Project (Gerede Project)" was held in Ankara (April 29, 2011)
April 20, 2011	The Project on Traffic Demand Management of Historical Area in Istanbul signed on April 20, 2011

FY 2010

January 24, 2011	JICA conducted the training course "O&M Training for Bosporus Rail Tube Crossing Project" in October and January
November 26, 2010	Completion Ceremony for "Seismic Reinforcement Project for Large Scale Bridges in Istanbul" was held in Istanbul.
November 22, 2010	JICA signs Japanese ODA Loan Agreement with Turkey
August 23, 2010	The protocol for Third Country Training Programme entitled "Development of Sustainable Aquaculture" was signed
June 3, 2010	"The 4th Robot Contest" was held on May 6 and 7, 2010 in Ankara

FY 2009

March 2, 2010	Seminar & Panel on "Urban Archeology and Transportation Projects" -Contribution of Marmaray and Metro Excavations- was held in Istanbul
January 13, 2010	Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited the Project sites.
January 4, 2010	The Loan Agreement for "Ankara Water Supply Project" was signed on December 28, 2009.

FY 2008

August 11, 2008	JICA Third Country Training Program "Energy Efficiency and Management in Industry" implemeted
August 11, 2008	Winning team of the 2nd Robot Contest visits Japan
August 11, 2008	JICA Third Country Training Program"Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS)"

A training program on energy efficiency, inviting 19 engineers from 11 neighboring countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Georgia, Kyrgyz, Macedonia, Mongolia, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) has been implemented from 16th to 27th June at the General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources Survey and Development Administration (EIE).
H.E. Mr. Hilmi Guler, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and H.E. Mr. Nobuaki Tanaka, Ambassador of Japan, have attended the closing ceremony of this training program and confirmed the output of the cooperation of both countries in the energy efficiency field.

The winning team of the 2nd Robot Contest that was held in 27th 28th February was invited to Japan from 3rd 10th June as a special award of the Contest.
5 students and 1 teacher of the Ankara Iskitler Anatolian Technical & Industrial High School enjoyed the modern and high-technology driven city of Tokyo and friendship events with Japanese Technical High School students.

A training program on remote sensing and GIS, inviting 20 engineers from 9 neighboring countries (Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan) has been implemented from 28th April to 23rd May at the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA).