By Talha Ozturk, Emre Bastug
BELGRADE, Serbia
The Turkish International Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has carried out about 850 projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1995, the agency’s local coordinator, Omer Faruk Alici, has told Anadolu Agency.
In particular, TIKA provides employment opportunities for people with economic projects.
In 2017 alone, TIKA has completed 60 projects in various fields including common
Alici said TIKA's projects are in line with the needs and priorities of the Bosnian state and its people.
"The main goal is to carry out more development-based projects [...]," said Alici.
In the field of agriculture, TIKA donated 420
"Many factories are closed, so our main goal is to reduce the unemployment rate of 40 percent. We are carrying out these projects in order to remedy it," said Alici.
As well as
Many training programs in different fields of health were also carried out, as well as restoration projects of Ottoman-era mosques, bridges
TIKA was established in 1992, Turkey's government-run TIKA agency is responsible for implementing the country’s developmental cooperation policies overseas.
The agency offers aid to more than 40 countries around the world.