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outcome XM-DAC-41146-TUR_D_1.1
Women and girls have improved and equal access to resources, opportunities and rights, and enjoy a life without violence and discrimination
The outcome is on track as significant progress was made during the reporting year. In 2024, various duty bearer entities, including local and central government, private sector and civil society implemented specific measures with the support of UN Women to ensure that women and girls have improved and equal access to opportunities and services and practice their rights and agency. Access to justice and protection services Women and girls gained improved access to justice services in the reporting year. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in Türkiye showed increased commitment to ending violence against women by providing better guidance to judges and prosecutors on implementing Law No. 6284 the main legislation in Türkiye aimed at protecting women, children, and family members from violence and ensuring their safety. Feedback from judges and prosecutors indicated more effective assessments of violence cases and better implementation of the law. MoJ and UN Women jointly developed the implementation guideline in 2024, distributing it to all judges and prosecutors in Türkiye. Additionally, 2,265 women and girls affected by the earthquakes and residing in hard-to-reach areas benefited from more accessible and quality justice services, thanks to UN Women’s support in strengthening the technical capacities of lawyers in partnership with the Union of Türkiye Bar Associations. Women and girls in earthquake-affected areas had access to uninterrupted violence prevention and protection services. Eight women’s shelters and violence prevention centers of the Ministry of Family and Social Services, along with three women’s centers of CSOs, provided continued services to approximately 500 violence survivors daily, thanks to UN Women’s refurbishment support. Additionally, 9214 women and girls in temporary settlements and rural areas benefited from protection services and essential hygiene items delivered by UN Women’s CSO partners. Among these, 158 survivors of violence agianst women were better able to address urgent protection needs such as court fees, medical treatment, and relocation to safe housing through cash assistance. Women’s Leadership and Agency Women in the EQ zone have also demonstrated their agency in decision-making mechanisms by advocating together in solidarity. Women Neighborhood Committees in temporary settlements advocated to the authorities for services addressing their needs in the field based on evidence. Their advocacy led to solutions such as improved transportation routes, establishment of a bakery and provision of childcare support during vocational trainings. UN Women contributed to these results by establishing Women’s Empowerment Centers in Kahramanmaras and Hatay, in partnership with Koç Holding and the Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work and also by partnering with Association for Freedom and Equality for Women (KÖVED), Support to Life and Community Volunteers Foundation. Women Civil Society Organizations, including grassroot-level ones supported through small grants and partnership programmes of UN Women, have utilized their improved capacities to exercise their agency more effectively. Among them, the Fisherwomen’s Association has actively involved fishery sector policymaking processes with the capacities they improved as result of the small grants programme. Their improved communication practices including social media and networking opportunities also increased their both visibility and credibility in the sector. Similarly, Association of Women with Disabilities (ENGKAD), gained access to broader advocacy and networking opportunities. Status, Needs, and Priorities of Women with Disabilities in Türkiye: A Rights- Based Research conducted by the ENGKAD with the support of UN Women Türkiye also enhanced the advocacy initiatives for evidence base policies targeting women with disabilities. UN Women Türkiye has partnered with 10 CSOs since 2021 within the scope of Strong Civic Space for Gender Equality project and provided 40 small grants to 36 CSOs. Good Practices at the Local Government and Private Sector Women and girls in Adana province now have a new mechanism to better reflect their needs and priorities in municipal services. Adana Metropolitan Municipality, with a population of approximately 2.3 million, has embedded the Purple Map, an interactive tool for gender-sensitive data collection, into its 2024-2029 Strategic Plan. This initiative aims to transform the city into a safer, more inclusive environment, empowering women and improving their quality of life. UN Women Türkiye designed the Purple Map in partnership with other metropolitan municipalities and provided capacity development support. Additionally, the municipality opened its first Women’s Consultation Center, offering vital guidance to women survivors of violence, as part of its Local Equality Action Plan launched in 2023 with UN Women’s support. Ten large-scale private sector companies in Türkiye, participating in the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) in Action programme, reported setting new women’s empowerment goals and establishing structures to sustain WEPs activities. CEOs noted progress in female manager ratios, female engineers, and women-tailored benefits like menstrual leave and flexible work hours. This progress is attributed to the UN Women’s WEPs in Action programme initiated in 2024, which provided information and tools to the WEPs signatories in Türkiye. The programme results will contribute to ensuring equal opportunities for women through expanding positive business practices in Türkiye.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TUR_D_1.3
By 2025, governance systems are more transparent, accountable, inclusive and rights-based with the participation of civil society, and quality of judicial services is improved.
There has been significant progress in the reporting period against the achievement of more accountable, inclusive and rights-based governance systems as stated in the outcome. Ministries and public institutions in Türkiye used at a greater extent the gender responsive budgeting (GRB) tools in the key planning and budgeting processes in 2024, which results in consideration of the specific needs and priorities of women and men equally in budget allocations and adequate funding for women’s empowerment policies. As per the Presidential Annual Programme, the number of ministries and public institutions responsible for specific measures on women’s empowerment in 2025 has increased to 11, tripling since 2020 when 4 institutions had such measures. For the first time in 2025, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance has a measure on production and analysis of sex-disaggregated data and the Ministry of Youth and Sports on increasing women’s representation in sports. This indicates that various ministries, beyond just the Ministry of Family and Social Services, are dedicating funds and implementing initiatives to enhance the well-being of women and girls. As another GRB tool, the number of gender-sensitive performance indicators in the Government's annual budget programmes have risen from 39 in 2022 to 60 in 2025. This allows better monitoring of the performance of public spending in terms of its effects on women and men. Similarly, national level public institutions have more explicitly included targets and indicators on women’s empowerment in their new 5-year Strategic Plans, which form the basis for annual performance-based budgets. For instance, the Turkish Employment Agency has now a standalone target specifically on women’s employment different than its previous Strategic Plan. Similarly, Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Interior introduced for the first time dedicated targets on women’s access to justice and ending violence against women. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs EU Directorate are among the other institutions incorporating targets and strategies in their planning and budgeting documents. There have been also improvements in the assessment of publicly funded investment projects, where Presidency of Strategy and Budget, central institution assessing the project proposals of public institutions and determining the fund allocations, newly introduced an assessment grid to evaluate the potential impact of the proposed investment projects on women, children, youth, elderly, individuals with disabilities. This means that, government institutions should assess their project proposals in terms of its impact on women. As the leading government agency working on women’s empowerment, the Ministry of Family and Social Services (MoFSS) launched first of its kind Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting Strategy and Action Plan in 2024, providing a structured policy framework for all government institutions to systematically and sustainably integrate an equality perspective into the public budget cycle. MoFSS has also incorporated GRB into the new Women’s Empowerment Action Plan in Türkiye for 2024-2028, which serves as the main national policy document. UN Women’s extensive efforts in capacity building and advocacy on gender-responsive planning and budgeting tools in Türkiye have led to these changes. Since 2022, over 2000 public officials and senior managers, including parliamentarians, have gained insights into the gendered aspects of public services and knowledge of GRB tools through seminars, training sessions, and study visits organized by UN Women. In 2024, 178 public officials gained knowledge on GRB in trainings and study visits. Through the International Conference co-organized by UN women and Ministry of Family and Social Services in 2024, 249 participants from Türkiye and other countries including high-level government officials and practitioners from ministries, local governments, gender mechanisms, civil society and academicians, have gained new perspectives on implementation of GRB and knowledge on different practices in the world, and identified entry points for future interventions. UN Women also offered technical expertise and played a facilitative role in functioning of the inter-institutional Technical Working Group, developing the Policy Document, and guidelines in 2024. The Ministry of Family and Social Services Directorate on the Status of Women, as UN Women’s key partner, coordinated and supported these initiatives, while the Presidency of Strategy and Budget, as the oversight and coordinating institution of budgets, provided technical expertise. Advancements in the field of GRB in Türkiye contribute to SDG Target 5c and indicator 5.c.1 on policies and legislation for the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TUR_O_1
Ind.1A- Principled Performance
UN Women Türkiye continued to successfully manage its financial and other resources with strengthened human and technical capacities in 2024. Planned targets have been reached. The CO overall delivery rate for 2024 as of the report submission deadline stands at 82.02% overall, with non-core funds at 80.26% and core funds at 97.56 % while the projected finalized delivery for 2024 is 85% overall with non-core funds at 83% and core funds at 100%. To ensure full compliance with UN Women Rules and Regulations, the CO continued to have month-end reviews, delivery, and spending plan analysis and carefully set-up control mechanisms on financial procedures. It followed corporate operational and financial processes to secure 100% compliance with UN Women rules and regulations. There were 5 projects ended in 2024 and 2 new projects were added to Turkiye CO portfolio in 2024 where 1 of them is on SN funding. In line with project initiation and closure procedures and checklists, Operations Team in close collaboration with the Project Teams finalized the respective financial and budget transactions in Quantum. The CO submitted a total of nine donor reports (Interim Financial Reports, 3 Final Financial Reports and 5 Interim Narrative) on time.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TUR_O_2
Ind.2A/B Advancing partnerships and resources resourcing
During the reporting period, UN Women Türkiye focused on leveraging partnerships and strengthening communications to advance the gender equality agenda and secure resources for its mandate. Key activities included collaborations with influential individuals, organizations, and corporate partners, as well as media engagement to amplify outreach and awareness. UN Women Türkiye produced 95 posts on Instagram, 20 of which were collaborative. These efforts involved prominent figures such as Eda Erdem, Captain of the Turkish National Women’s Volleyball Team with over 500,000 followers, and Deniz Altun, a popular influencer with a strong social media presence, as well as organizations like Sisters Lab and the Association of Women with Disabilities. Collectively, these posts reached over 5.8 million accounts, amplifying the campaign’s message to diverse audiences. Social media content included materials for the Paris Olympics and an intergenerational dialogue video aligned with the Beijing +30 campaign. The 16 Days of Activism campaign engaged 1.35 million accounts on social media and generated 7.8 million impressions through outdoor media, supported by over 90 corporate partners. Media activities during the campaign included the publication of 90 news articles and broadcasts, as well as contributions from a mainstream media channel and the influencers. These efforts generated an estimated media value of $31,200. The media compact partnership with Milliyet resulted in 23 exclusive articles, including an op-ed by the UN Women Country Director and news on gender-based violence during the 16 Days of Activism. On social media, a final post in partnership with the popular Instagram account "Turkish Dictionary," known for its engaging content on language and culture with a significant following of over 1 million, garnered 457,000 views and over 10,000 likes on Human Rights Day. Nine knowledge products were published, covering topics such as women in rural areas, gender-responsive economic recovery, and political participation. These publications were shared on the UN Women ECA website and social media platforms. Thirteen human-interest stories were published, highlighting key events and initiatives. Videos produced during this period included campaign materials, event recaps. The materials were distributed through the UN Women ECA website and social media platforms. In 2024, UN Women Türkiye expanded its partnerships to include key governmental organizations, both at central and local levels. In line with the Resource Mobilization Plan and as a result of long-standing efforts to mobilize resources as SN funding, the CO signed a donor agreement with the Swedish International Development Agency in December 2024. This agreement primarily supports the women's leadership components of the UN Women Türkiye Strategic Note 2022-2025, with a total amount of SEK 4.5 million for one year. UN Women CO also secured a funding from Government of Japan with a total amount of USD 450k for the gender responsive earthquake recovery project. The result achieved in terms of resources granted by the donor is also contributed by UN Women CO’s continuous strategic dialogue and high level relations with Embassy of Japan in Ankara, which has been one of the key donors of UN Women’s gender responsive refugee and resilience programme between 2018-2022. CO had facilitated and achieved coordinated efforts among Ministry of Family and Social Services, UNOPS, EUD, MFA and CFCU to finalise the description of action of the project of the “Restoring and Strengthening the Preventive and Protective Services in response to Violence Against Women and Girls affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye” project. The agreement and all annexes were finalized in December 2024. The donor agreement, with a total amount of USD 17.9 million, was signed and came into effect on 27 December 2024.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-TUR_O_3
Ind.3A/B Advancing business transformation
The UN Women Türkiye Country Office made significant strides in 2024 towards becoming an organization with strategic plans and a business model that enables large-scale impact. The Country Office (CO) conducted evaluations to identify field needs, achievements, and lessons learned. These insights will aid in the office's strategic planning and programming, promoting a culture of continuous learning and development. The CO produced 18 knowledge products, which provided valuable evidence and information not only for UN Women's programming but also for the initiatives of UN sister agencies, civil society, and government partners. To foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement, the office management implemented various staff feedback systems. "Year-end reflection meetings" were held between the Country Director and Deputy Country Director with each project and functional team to discuss necessary improvements, changes, or continuations based on the year's experiences and lessons learned. These meetings complemented regular management meetings, annual all-office retreats, and individual team retreats. Each team received strategic guidance and recommendations from senior management, clarifying the path forward in implementing the Strategic Note (SN). During the reporting year, four senior managers in the CO participated in coaching sessions following their completion of corporate 360-degree assessments. Staff members engaged in discussions based on the 360-degree findings. Additionally, the yearly Leadership Dialogue exercise was successfully conducted with enthusiastic participation from both workers and staff. This exercise enhanced the personnel's overall understanding and embodiment of accountability.Showing 1 - 5 of 7