We began working in Turkey in March 2021 through an EU supported project ‘Advancing Justice for Syrians in Turkey’ carried out in partnership with our local partner, Local Development Organization.
The program builds the legal advocacy skills of Turkish legal defenders and CSO leaders, provides legal aid to vulnerable Syrians and engages Syrian refugees through rights awareness.
Impact in numbers:
Provided 1331 legal consultations, and legal assistance to 514 vulnerable
Syrian refugees
Reached over 1.3 million Syrians through
rights awareness
Built the legal advocacy skills of over 465 lawyers through three training events organized in Gaziantep, Kilis and Sanliurfa.
Established relationships with bar associations, local universities, law firms, a Syrian-led radio station, civil society organizations, and officials.
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IBJ’s Approach:
Our current project is advancing access to justice for Syrian refugees in Turkey and is being implemented in partnership with Local Development Organization.
Through our program, we are providing impactful representation, spreading legal awareness, and building a Turkish legal community that can protect the legal rights of Syrian refugees.
Read more about our Systems Change methodology.
2022 Turkish JusticeMakers Fellowship:
The 2022 Turkish JusticeMakers Fellowship was a country-specific competition designed to support lawyers in Turkey so that they could advance justice for Syrian refugees.
The JusticeMakers Program searched for criminal defenders and legal professionals with innovative strategies to promote early access to justice for Syrian refugees. IBJ awarded 5 lawyers that use innovative methods to enhance access to justice for Syrians in Turkey.
Help Syrian refugees today. There are many ways to get involved, to help make a long term difference. Please get in touch. Contact us at: internationalbridges@ibj.org.
