THE REPORT OF 2009-2012 YEARS ENG P ublis he d in 29. 12. 2012
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THE YOUTH ASSEMBLY
a non-profit and volunteer organization.
founded by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in 2005.
As a model of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Assembly.
The representative of the 2.1 million young people living Istanbul.
1 2.106.359 people aged between 15-24 living in Istanbul according to last TUIK data in 2011.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES By taking social responsibility;
To create social awareness,
To raise of respect cultural diversity,
To establish inter-cultural relations,
To improve leadership of youth,
To support education and training,
To work on youth employment,
To promote volunteering,
To affect decision making mechanisms.
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MEMBERSHIP
Members of Istanbul Youth Assembly have the opportunity to express themselves and their opinions and ideas.
Members are required to be; Aged between 16-25, Istanbul Citizens, Eager to be involved in volunteering projects.
Number of full members for 2 years is 301. There is no limit for number of volunteer members.
3 Photo taken in Youth Concert ,19 May’11
WORKING 
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The members are oriented to 16 different commissions by considering their interests. Each commission develops and participates local, national and international projects, events, activities about their fields of interest.
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President
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Board Members
16
Chairmans of the Commissions
275
The members of the Comissions
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ScienceTechnology
Enviroment and Urban Problems
External Relations and Tourism
Social Assistance and Solidarity
European Union Affairs
Publicity & Organisation Culture and Arts
The Assembly Assembly Monitoring
Research and Development
Law and Human Rights
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Local Agenda 21
Youth and Sports Education and Student’s Problems
Disabled People Rights
Press & Publication and Public Relation
Health
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION
To follow the news from the European Union.
To study and prepare the reports about the European Union.
To follow up the negotiation of the Turkey for EU membership.
To develop and be partner to Youth in Action Program projects.
To build network with the youth organizations from the Europe.
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION
To inform the young people in Istanbul about EU’s opportunities.
To raise awareness of the meaning of volunteering and civil society.
To stay in touch with the local and national government institutions.
To influence the government policies especially on EU and Youth.
To cooperate with the local and national NGOs.
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION
24 full members within the 301 members.
To join the commission, must fulfill the application form. (no-limit)
Full members (24) Members
Passive members
Active members
The commission members
Chairmanship Chairman
(2)
Deputy 8
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Current Members Chairman
İlker Girit
ilkergirit@abkomisyonu.com
Full Members Abdulbaki Türkmenoğlu
Ahmet Türkyılmaz
Ayşegül Nalçacı
Betül Atmaca
Betül Nişancıoğlu
Bünyamin Topuz
Büşra Yıldız
Cengiz Hızıroğlu
Ece Özdemir
Faruk Şentürk
Halil İbrahim Haldız
Hande Söylemez
Hüseyin Koç
Muhammet Ömer Murat Mustafa Uğur Özerden
Özge Ceren Ser
Salih Diner
Selman Günaydın
Serhat Gengönül
Sevginur Çatal
Şebnem Kaya
Şeyda Nur Ay
Zehra Yalçın
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION The Working Level International Regional National
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Brief History
The Commission starting to work actively by Mustafa Erdağı in Oct 2009
YiA partnership on cultural marketplaces in Rome in Dec 2009
Hosting Köln University Students and Photo Exhibition in Mar 2010
EU Caricature Competition opened to national level in April 2010
First effective action was Europe Day Activities in May 2010
YiA partnership on Poverty issue in Guildford, UK in May 2010
Contribution for 5th World Youth Congress in August 2010
TC: Training course funded by European Commission YiA: Youth in Action Program funded and coordinated by European Commission
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Brief History
Chairman election and new active term by İlker Girit in Oct 2010
Hosting Düsseldorf Youth Council members in Nov 2010
Minority group visit from Germany to cooperation in Nov 2010
Participation to TC on society and minorities in Albania in Nov 2010
Official visit to Ankara for EU concerning institutions in Dec 2010
Participation to TC on creative reporting in Albania in Jan 2011
Participation to TC on youth entrepreneurship in Albania in Jan 2011
Participation to TC on ethics in Kosovo in April 2011
Participation to TC on tolerance and religion in Georgia in April 2011
TC: Training course funded by European Commission YiA: Youth in Action Program funded and coordinated by European Commission
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Brief History
Europe Day Activities and Round Table Meetings in May 2011
Establishing of Syria Crises Desk and publishing Report in June 2011
Participation to Model OIC as Delegation of Turkey in July 2011
First Youth Project funded by European Commission in July 2011
YiA partnership on youth employment in London in Feb 2012
Contribution to International Conference in Malaysia in Feb 2012
YiA partnership on filming democracy in Fethiye, Turkey in Mar 2012
Study visit to Düsseldorf Youth Council in Germany in April 2012 13
TC: Training course funded by European Commission YiA: Youth in Action Program funded and coordinated by European Commission
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Brief History
NGO cooperation in on disadvantages young in Graz, Austria in May 2012
Hosting disadvantages young people from Austria in May 2012
YiA partnership on Social Entrepreneurship in Romania in August 2012
YiA partnership on intercultural dialog in Hungary in Oct 2012
Hosting Düsseldorf Youth Council and cooperation in Oct 2012
Realizing Training Course on EU and Non-formal education in Oct 2012
Participation to TC on religion and cultural diversity in Kosovo in Oct 2012
TC: Training course funded by European Commission YiA: Youth in Action Program funded and coordinated by European Commission
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works The Caricature Competition Concerning on EU Original Name: “Karikatürün AB’si”
Deadline: 25.04.2010 Total application: 82 Number of winner: 3
News on Media: 44 different pages Facebook event: Click Number of volunteer work: 8
Managed by:
Mustafa Erdağı
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works 9 May Europe Day Activities’2010 in Istanbul Original Name: “9 Mayıs Avrupa Günü Etkinlikleri”
Date: 17-22 May 2010 Total participants: 145 Number of partner: 3
News on Media: 168 different pages Event link: Click Number of volunteer work: 18
Managed by:
Mustafa Erdağı
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works Ankara Visit to Official Institutions Concerning on EU Original Name: “Ankara Resmi Ziyaretleri”
Date: 19-21 Dec 2010 Number of Members: 10 Visiting institutions:
EU Delegation of Turkey
Ministry of EU Affairs
Turkish National Agency
Managed by:
Mustafa Erdağı
İlker Girit
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works 9 May Europe Day Activities’2011 in Istanbul Original Name: “2011 Europe Day Activities”
Date: 7-19 May 2011 Total participants: 460 Number of volunteer work: 45
Facebook link: Click Photo Albums:
Round Table Meetings, Click
Istanbul Youth Festival, Click
Managed by:
İlker Girit
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works The Youth in Action Project funded by European Commission Original Name: “Creativity against to Unemployment”
Date: 18-26 July 2011 Number of Members: 38 Partner Countries:
Turkey, Bulgaria, Italy, Slovakia, Romania
Photo album: Click Managed by:
Selim Semiz
Halil İbrahim Haldız
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works Project Partnership concerning on YiA Program Original Name: “Youth to Work”
Date: September 2011-2012 Meetings: 11-18 Feb 2012, London Number of Members: 10
Partner Countries:
Turkey, Poland, UK
Photo album: Click Managed by:
Halil İbrahim Haldız
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works Düsseldorf Youth Council Study Visit Date: 8-14 April 2012
Number of members: 10 Hosting institution:
“Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf”
Partnership: Long term On the website: Click Managed by:
İlker Girit
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Major Works Training Course on EU and Non-formal education Original Name: “Avrupa Birliği Eğitim Kampı” Date: 4-7 October 2012 Number of participants: 60 Number of volunteer work: 20 On the website: Click Photo Album: Click Managed by:
İlker Girit Mustafa Özerden
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Working Map ď‚—
More than 20 countries visited by the members with the projects!
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Statistics Oct 2009 - Dec 2012
Totally 38 full members have been volunteer in this period.
More than 140 young people worked in the commission as a member.
Totally 53 members participated abroad projects and trainings.
1 Youth in Action Project funded by European Commission in Istanbul.
The members participated 12 different training courses in out of Istanbul.
6 Youth in Action Program partnership projects in abroad.
Full members participated the 22 abroad activities by individual initiatives.24
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Statistics Oct 2009 - Dec 2012
More than 8500 young people’s contact information on database.
More than 1130 young people joined the projects and trainings.
We gave 320 signed certificates to projects and trainings’ participants.
Spending for overseas travels 0 Turkish lira from the municipality budget.
80% of spending for all activities funded by European Union Programs.
Total flight time of the members more than 550 hours in the World.
More than 400 meetings realized to develop the projects.
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Working Performance Jan 2010 - Dec 2012 7 9 8
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7 6 5
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Mar
Apr
May 2010
Jun
Jul 2011
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Feb
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Jan
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Aug
Sep
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Oct
Nov
Dec 26
2012
According to number of meetings, ongoing projects, volunteer members, emails etc.
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Website (in Turkish) http://abkomisyonu.com/
43 published articles! 27
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Blog Page (in English) http://eucommission.wordpress.com/
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Social Media (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/IstanbulYouthAssembly
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Social Media (Facebook) 1262 Facebook likes from Turkey.
Italy
Belgium
Canada
Libya
Palestine
France
Algeria
Romania
Bangladesh
Tunisia
Likes Indonesia
Azerbaijan
Pakistan
Malaysia
Germany
United Kingdom
Morocco
Egypt
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
United States…
30 The statistics updated 20 Dec 2012
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Working Tools (Google Drive) https://drive.google.com/
More than 3500 pages documents!
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Working Tools (Google Groups) https://groups.google.com/avrupabirligikomisyonu
783 topics discussed!
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Working Tools (Google+ Hangout) http://www.google.com/hangouts/
It used to few times, for all that the target is making more online meetings in 2013! 33
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Visibility (Videos)
May 2011 - Europe Day
Feb 2012 - Youth to Work, London
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Physical Conditions Istanbul Youth Assembly Office
Three meeting rooms
Free internet and wi-fi
Projection equipment
Sound system
Printer, fax
Flip chart and markers
Water, tea and coffee
7/24 Security
THE EUROPEAN UNION AFFAIRS COMMISSION Address Istanbul Youth Assembly Office Hamidiye Cad. Çelikhan No: 16 Kat: 2 Sirkeci, Fatih – İstanbul Phone: +90(212) 514 11 76 Fax: +90(212) 514 11 74
E-Mail iletisim@abkomisyonu.com Map Google Maps
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