On 19 June, Michael Spindelegger, ICMPD Director General, attended the Antalya Diplomacy Forum and took part in the high-level panel “Humanitarian Approach towards Refugees and Migrants”. On the panel, he was joined by Mr Antonio Vitorino (IOM Director General), Dr. Kerem Kinik (Red Crescent/IFRC) and Dr. Savaş Ünlü (Director DGMM Turkey). Andrea Sanke moderated the panel.
Countries
Türkiye
Status
Completed
Duration
April 2019
to
March 2021
Donors
United Kingdom
Partners
The beneficiary of the SUPREME project is the Directorate-General for Migration Management of Turkey (DGMM), its relevant departments including Combating Irregular Migration Department.
Executive Summary
The SUPREME project “Strengthening Utilization of Additional Policies and Measures for Reinforcing Migration Management in Türkiye” aims to strengthen further migration management in Türkiye in a complementary manner in order to cover all indispensable elements of the fully-fledged work in this area. The project will focus on strengthening the development of policies and operational strategies, enhancing cooperation with countries of origin, support the well-functioning of the national assisted voluntary return operations and exploring possibilities for introducing reintegration policies and programmes.
The project is funded by the United Kingdom and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) is responsible for its management and implementation.
Objectives
Building upon the outcomes of the previous projects, SUPREME project aims to provide further support to the DGMM in strengthening of the policies and procedures, support the functioning of the National Assisted Voluntary Return Mechanism, supporting the development of a reintegration programme and as well as enhancing structured cooperation with countries of origin for an effective and sustainable migration management in Türkiye.
Specifically, the main objectives and components of the SUPREME project are as follows:
to strengthen of the Policies and Procedures (Component I),
to enhance International Cooperation with Countries of Origin (Component II),
to support the functioning of the National Assisted Voluntary Return (Component III),
to support the development of a Reintegration Programme (Component IV).