Dates: April 2021

Location: Türkiye

Theme: Social Economy and Cooperatives

The project funded by the EU was implemented for 15 months and it aimed to develop a digital platform in order to increase communication and cooperation between social cooperatives in Turkey and the EU at local, regional and national levels. Through the platform established within the scope of the project, it is aimed to develop the social cooperatives ecosystem by bringing together the actors and active citizens working in this field.

Under the sixth stage of the project, “Civil Society Dialogue between the EU and Turkey VI (CSD VI)” grant scheme, S.S. İhtiyaç Haritası Yardımlaşma Fikri Mülkiyet Hakları ve Proje Danışmanlığı Kooperatifi (İhtiyaç Haritası – Needs Map) is the lead organization together with their co-applicant Confcooperative Emilia Romagna in Italy to implement the project titled “Excellence Platform for Social Cooperative Development” which has the contract number TR2016/DG/03/A1- 01/237. The project will be implemented for 15 months and total budget of the project sums 160.000 Euros. The project aims to increase communication and cooperation between social cooperatives in Turkey and the EU at local, regional and national levels.

With the Social Cooperative Network in Turkey to be established within the scope of the project, it is aimed to develop the social cooperatives ecosystem by bringing together the founders/partners, employees, members and active citizens working in this field.