UNHCR started contributing to a series of awareness-raising seminars organized by its partner SGDD targeting members of the press.

UNHCR participated in a conference on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons and delivered a presentation on the protection of elderly refugees.

UNHCR organized a workshop on access to rights and services for asylum-seekers & refugees with disabilities and those at older ages with the DGMM and the MoFSP.

YTB organized social and cultural tours in Cappadocia and Bursa in July 2017 for the participants of the 2016-2017 advanced Turkish language courses.

UNHCR, together with the Government of Turkey and with the support of the EU, launched the project “Reinforcement of Turkey’s National Asylum System”.

The second round of UNHCR’s training series for the staff of the provincial directorates of ISKUR was held in Ankara during.

Help website serving as UNHCR’s online interface for information intended for asylum-seekers and refugees in Turkey was launched.

The first of UNHCR’s training series for the staff of the provincial directorates of the İŞKUR was held in Ankara.

At the closing night of the 24th Istanbul Jazz Festival organized by the IKSV, Syrian Women’s Choir performed alongside the Syrian Jazz artist Basel Rajoub.

On World Refugee Day, UNHCR Turkey hosted an international photography exhibition Exodus-Déjà Vu in Ankara.