Civil Society Sector Impact Research: The Role of EU Grants in the Impact of the Civil Society Sector in Turkey

Research on the Impact of the Civil Society Sector in Turkey has been prepared within the frame of the “Grant Program for Partnerships and Networks for Strengthening of the Cooperation between Public Sector and CSOs” supported by the Republic of Turkey and European Union and implemented by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for EU Affairs under the scope of the EU Monitoring Network implemented under the coordination of TAV, YADA Foundation and IKV. Within the scope of the Civil Society Sector Impact Research, it was aimed to compile data on the impact of the civil society sector and to provide the basis for future support and demands of civil society organizations for this support. Within the scope of the research; interviews were held with the components of the selected 10 projects and people from the target group which have been chosen under the light of in-depth interviews with relevant ministries and institutions as well as surveys and in-depth interviews with 1004 civil society organizations representing the civil society population in Turkey.