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1. Synergies between public policies and programmes

2. Partnerships between the culture and creative sectors, youth organisations and youth workers

Synergies between public policies and programmes

In order to establish a strong tie between culture and art pursuits and the education system, the Protocol on Culture and Art Cooperation (Kültür, Sanat İşbirliği Protokolü) was signed between the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The aim of the protocol is to ensure the students are informed of various art branches and their awareness on art is created, to increase their interest in the art and artists, to help them unearth their artistic talents in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Thanks to this protocol, museums, archaeological sites and cultural property are used as educational environments and made more accessible to young people. Within the framework of this protocol, the contents of course curricula were enriched with subjects related to urban, cultural and civilization history and tourism. Progress has been made in the integration of libraries within the two Ministries. The screening to be carried out by the Ministry of National Education based on this protocol is intended to discover cultural and artistic skills of students at an early age, guide these students to the relevant institutions within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and ensure that they receive education suited to their skills.  Moreover, the “Speaking Library” project of the National Library Management aimed at visually impaired people has been put into service for students and teachers of the Ministry of National Education.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports cooperates with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in many projects for young people involving visits to historical and archaeological sites, museums and other events requiring a travel guide. 

Partnerships between the culture and creative sectors, youth organisations and youth workers

In terms of culture and creative sectors, the form of basic cooperation and partnership between youth organizations and public agencies relating to youth is joint execution of projects and grants provided to non-governmental organizations in such areas. Under the Youth Projects Support Program for Civil Society Organizations in the 2020 Call, 8 categories of project proposals were accepted, including Culture and Art. Following the evaluation of project applications, support amounting to 90,000,000 TL was provided to 772 projects. 61 projects under the category of Culture and Art were awarded support.