GIZ Turkey

About us

Germany’s international cooperation with Turkey dates back to the late 1950s and comprises more than 300 projects to date. GIZ has maintained an office in Ankara, the country’s capital, since 1998 and opened a project hub in Gaziantep in 2014.
Challenges facing the country are the imbalance between imports and exports and a pronounced west-east divide. In contrast to the industrialised west, the east of the country is still underdeveloped in terms of infrastructure and relies on agriculture as a main source of revenue. 
GIZ is working in Turkey on behalf of the German Government and the European Union (EU). Its priority areas are: 
-  climate change and renewable energies
-  displacement and migration
-  its International Services portfolio on EU Pre-Accession Assistance
To promote the expansion of the energy efficiency and renewables sector, GIZ is supporting the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation in developing a system for monitoring, reporting on and verifying greenhouse gas emissions and in promoting greater energy efficiency in public buildings.
GIZ has been commissioned to carry out these projects by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the EU.