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About TICA 
Established in 1992, the Turkish International Co-operation Agency (TICA) is the main governmental
institution responsible for Turkey’s technical co-operation activities. TICA has field offices in Albania,
Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Mongolia,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
TICA is the main sponsor organisation of the OECD Istanbul Centre and its mission is to:
• Support sustainable social and economic development in developing countries
• Support regional co-operation initiatives
• Contribute to international peace and stability and settlement of cross-border problems
Through technical co-operation TICA contributes to sustainable development of human resources
and institutional capacity in partner countries. TICA has co-operation activities both at bilateral and
multilateral levels, co-operates with the public and private sector, and with international and bilateral
development agencies in achieving its objectives. 
For further information access www.tika.gov.tr.

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