1.7 Funding youth policy
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How Youth policy is funded
Youth Policy is funded within the annual budget allocated to the Ministry of Youth and Sports from the General Budget without any specific budget discrimination.
What is funded?
Although Youth Policy is not specifically funded, Youth Policy is funded in the titles specified in the National Youth and Sports Policy Document by means of funding the service units of the Ministry which are responsible for fulfilling the duties and objectives mentioned in the above Document.
Financial accountability
Budget of the Ministry of Youth and Sports which is the highest authority in the field of youth in Türkiye is audited by Turkish Court of Accounts which carries out financial audit duties on behalf of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. Turkish Court of Accounts submits the reports of audits to the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye each year.
Use of EU Funds
In relation to EU Funds, “Supporting Young Employment” operation is implemented under Operational Program of Improvement of Human Resources in 2007-2013 IPA 1st Term within the scope of Türkiye-Europe Financial Cooperation.
In 2021-2027 IPA 3rd Term, it will be possible to develop projects for young people within the scope of “Education, employment and social policies”.
Türkiye takes place in EU Programs in 2021-2027. Young employees of the related sectors can benefit from the project calls opened within the scope of programs such as Horizon Europe, Creative Europe Funding and COSME.
Especially the projects carried out within the scope of Erasmus+ Program provide important knowledge, skills and experiences to the young people. By participating in this program, young people can be foreseen to have the ESC (European Solidarity Coorps) experience.