volunteers went through the 5 ESC projects we run
2021–2025 calls · 10 countries
Accountability
Impact and Transparency
How many people we reach, where those numbers come from and what changes for young people, in one place.
KOZ-DER in numbers
Each funding programme is listed separately; figures are never added across programmes.
259
young people we sent abroad
79 through our own ESC projects · 109 through partner ESC projects · 71 through partner Erasmus+ projects
ESC
European Solidarity Corps
Volunteering abroad for 2–12 months
volunteers sent to other organisations’ ESC projects
Sending organisation · 2022–2026
Turkish National Agency grants
Our own 5 ESC projects
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ Youth
Youth exchanges we hosted in Kilis and partner projects
participants · Life for PRR
2025 · Kilis · €44,000 · 6 countries
participants · No More Walls, Europe Calls
2026 · Kilis · €10,000 · 4 countries
young people sent to partners’ Erasmus+ projects
2020–2026 · Sweden, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland
GSB
Ministry of Youth and Sports
Mind Games, Digitalisation and Disaster Awareness: A Journey to the Future for Young People · 2025 · 910.000 TL
young people took part in mind games, robotic coding, disaster awareness and psychosocial support training
Kilis · 2025
participations in the Göbeklitepe and Halfeti culture and field trips
Kilis · 2025
young people attended the closing event
Kilis · 2025
overall satisfaction (120 evaluation responses)
Kilis · 2025
Interior
Ministry of Interior
Kilis Mind Games and Robotic Coding Training and Festival · 2024–2025 · 362,000 TL
students completed the training
Pre- and post-test
were satisfied with the training
All would take part again
trainer rating
Average out of 5
workshop-station festival
VR, 3D pens, models, painting
In their own words
What changed for young people?
Türkiye · Kilis Sait KOÇARSLAN No More Walls, Europe Calls — Erasmus+ Youth Exchange Read the story → Türkiye · Kilis Cuma Çepik No More Walls, Europe Calls — Erasmus+ Youth Exchange Read the story → Türkiye · Kilis Emine Akpınar No More Walls, Europe Calls — Erasmus+ Youth Exchange Read the story →
75 volunteer stories in rotation. Hover to pause.
European Solidarity Corps
ESC volunteering projects we run
European Solidarity Corps volunteering projects that KOZ-DER applied for and runs with the Turkish National Agency. Volunteer numbers are counted from the project volunteer files; the grant is the maximum amount in the signed grant agreement.
2021 2021-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000037147
3volunteers
€15,081grant
- Portugal3
2022 2022-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000080642
19volunteers
€47,144grant
- Spain6
- Bulgaria5
- Portugal5
- Italy3
2023 2023-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000112883
26volunteers
€78,479grant
- Greece9
- Bulgaria5
- Portugal5
- Egypt3
- Georgia2
- Italy1
- Spain1
2024 2024-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000220924
14volunteers
€39,198grant
- Greece6
- Portugal4
- Iceland2
- Romania2
2025 2025-1-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000346549
17volunteers
€48,532grant
- Italy7
- Portugal3
- Romania2
- Bulgaria2
- Morocco2
- Iceland1
79volunteers · 5 projects
€228,434total grants
10 countries: Greece, Italy, Portugal, Bulgaria, Spain, Romania, Egypt, Iceland, Georgia, Morocco
As sending organisation
Young people KOZ-DER sent as the sending organisation to projects run by organisations abroad. Figures come from the association's sending list; the budget belongs to the host organisation.
180 young people · 109 ESC + 71 Erasmus+
- 2020 Erasmus+: Sweden 2 2
- 2022 ESC: Bulgaria 7 · Erasmus+: Italy 6 13
- 2023 ESC: Bulgaria 27, Romania 1 · Erasmus+: Romania 8 36
- 2024 ESC: Bulgaria 27 27
- 2025 ESC: Bulgaria 20 · Erasmus+: Bulgaria 29, Romania 2 51
- 2026 ESC: Bulgaria 24, Germany 2, Latvia 1 · Erasmus+: Bulgaria 21, Poland 3 51
National funding
| Year | Funder | Project | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ministry of Youth and Sports | Mind Games, Digitalisation and Disaster Awareness | 910.000 TL |
| 2025 | Ministry of Interior | Kilis Mind Games and Robotic Coding Festival | 362.000 TL |
| 2026 | Sivil Düşün (EU-funded) | Green Skills Bridge: Waste, Labour and Rights | 212.034 TL |
Documents
Board reports
The reports are published in Turkish.
- Yönetim Kurulu Faaliyet Raporu 2026Kilis'te 25 gençlik değişimi katılımcısı, Bulgaristan'a 20 ESC gönüllüsü, kabul edilen Sivil Düşün çalışması ve yerel eğitim faaliyetleri. Read report
- Yönetim Kurulu Faaliyet Raporu 2025GSB afet bilinci projesi, İçişleri Bakanlığı festivali, Kilis'te Life for PRR gençlik değişimi ve kısa dönem ESC gönderimleri. Read report
- Yönetim Kurulu Raporu 2022–2024Aralık 2022 genel kurulu ile göreve başlayan yönetim kurulunun dönem raporu. Read report
Our Partners and Supporters
- Erasmus+
- Ministry of Youth and Sports of Türkiye
- European Solidarity Corps (ESC)
- Ministry of Interior of Türkiye
- European Year of Youth
- Turkish National Agency
Networks We Belong To
- DYPALL Network
- EntreComp Europe
- UNITED for Intercultural Action
- Young European Shapers
- gönüllüyüz.biz
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