Joint Programme

Horizontal Facility

The training on “the strengthening of identification and referral of the victims of trafficking in human beings” (ThB) was delivered to the representatives of law enforcement agencies of Turkey and it was held in Izmir, on 1 - 4 March 2022. The training was attended by 42 participants, from the Coast Guard General Command, the Gendarmerie General Command, the Directorate General of Security, the Presidency of Migration Management, under the joint European Union and Council of Europe action on “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and victims of human trafficking in Turkey”.

The local experts, Ayselin Yildiz and Tugce Duygu Koksal delivered training sessions and case studies on the phenomenon of ThB in the context of migration, the legal framework in combating ThB in Turkey, the detection and identification of victims of ThB, the referral of victims of ThB and the investigation of ThB. The training also received contributions from the stakeholders as the Gendarmerie General Command and the Directorate General of Security also presented sessions on their activities in the field and good practices. The Presidency of Migration Management facilitated sessions on the Anti-Trafficking Co-ordination System and National Referral Mechanism.

The training was highly participative and received precious inputs from the participants on the situation on the field and a vast majority of participants reported having significantly increased their knowledge on the identification and referral of victims of human trafficking.

This training was organised within the framework of the action “Strengthening the human rights protection of migrants and victims of human trafficking in Turkey”, part of the joint European Union/Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”.