The Closing Event of “Enhancement of Institutional and Administrative Capacity of Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre” Was Held

The closing event of the project “Enhancement of Institutional and Administrative Capacity of Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre” supported under the Sectoral Operational Programme for Transport and of which the Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre (DoTMC RC) of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure is the beneficiary was held on 23 November 2022 in Ankara.

The meeting started with the opening speeches of the Sector Manager for Transportation at the Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye, Göktuğ Kara, Deputy Director General for Financial Cooperation and Project Implementationof the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for EU Affairs Serdar Öztürk, General Director for Directorate General of European Union and Foreign Relations Burak Aykan and Director for DoTMC RC Selami Yazıcı.

In his opening speech, Director General Mr. Burak Aykan provided information about the IPA-I and IPA-II periods, underlined that the preparations for the IPA-III period are continuing at full speed. Sharing the details of the Halkalı-Kapıkule Railway Line project, Mr. Aykan emphasized that the project is the largest infrastructure project in our country and outside the borders of the EU, with the EU funds. Mr.Aykan concluded his speech by stating, “We are aware of the importance of starting out the new period with well-prepared and strategically important, and we expect our project-developing institutions to work in this direction as well.”

Mr. Yazıcı expressed his satisfaction with the successful execution of the project, which was designed to encourage and expand the production of the transportation and information technologies sectors in line with national resources and thanked all the stakeholders who contributed in his speech.

Ms Tijen İğci (PhD), Head of Department for EU Investments also attended the meeting with  the experts responsible from the promotion and visibility of the project.

The event, which brought together the officials of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure as well as all relevant parties of the transportation sector, ended with a group photo shoot.