On December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities; "Teachers with Disabilities Appointments and 2030 Barrier-Free Vision Document Promotion Program" was held on 3 December 2021 at the Haliç Congress Centre under the auspices of our Presidency, in cooperation with our Ministry and the Ministry of National Education.

Within the scope of the Project for Social Inclusion for Individuals with Mental Disabilities, Informative Meeting was Held on Individual-Centred Plan Preparation Guide Training.

Marc HARTENBACH and Kerim GÜRKAN from Swiss Re Company visited General Director of Services of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly Spc. Dr. Orhan KOÇ.

We participated in the “Seminar on Elderly and Individuals with Disabilities in OIC Member Countries” held by the Islamic Countries Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre affiliated to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Derya YANIK, Minister of Family and Social Services, said, “As of January 2022, at the latest, we will appoint more than 3,000 public personnel with disabilities as the Ministry. We have reserved about 500 staff for our own ministry for our colleagues with disabilities.”

Governor of Kırıkkale Bülent TEKBIYIKOĞLU visited the General Directorate of Services for the Persons with Disabilities and Elderly. He met General Director of Persons with Disabilities and Elderly Spc. Dr. Orhan KOÇ.

Derya YANIK, Minister of Family and Social Services, said that they will strengthen the Disability Rights Monitoring and Evaluation Board, which aims to bring together all ministries, relevant public institutions and senior representatives of disability organizations in order to ensure strong coordination on the rights of the persons with disabilities.

Workshop on Home Care Coordination, organized by the General Directorate of Services for the Persons with Disabilities and Elderly, Home Care and Day Care Services Department, was Held Online with a Broad Participation on 30.11.2021

With the Umut Evleri Project, implemented by the Ministry of Family and Social Services, persons with disabilities live in detached houses or apartments and mingle with the society.

Workshop on the Care for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly Legislation Preparation was held between 25.11.2021 and 26.11.2021 by the General Directorate of Services for Persons with Disabilities and Elderly, Department of Private Care Institutions.

The fourteenth annual meeting of the Standing Working Group on Aging of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe took place on 22-23 November 2021 in Geneva with hybrid sessions.