lives. addressed inTurkey inordertosave are thekeyissueswhich needtobe education andcapacity development enforcement coupledwith public enforced atpresent.Sustained,visible wearing, theyappeartobeinadequately drink–driving, seat-beltandhelmet- Although therearelawsonspeed, third ofthedeaths. motorcyclists –accountfornearlyone- road users–pedestrians,cyclistsand wheeled vehiclesalthoughvulnerable roads aredriversandpassengersoffour- The majorityofthosekilledonTurkish over thelastdecade. begun toshowaslowdownwardpattern long healthproblems.Trend datahave result insometypeofdisabilityorlife- traffic crash.Themajorityoftheinjuries 200 000areinjuredasaresultofroad every yearonTurkish roadsandanother About 10000peoplelosetheirlives Number ofregisteredvehicles(2007): Road trafficdeathrate(estimate): Gross nationalincomepercapita(2008): Income group: Population (2009): TURKEY Middle 72 561312 13.4/100 000population 13 311000 $10 007 ae nentoa Ra Tae (SR) n te R Cne for Center WRI the and Sustainable Transport (EMBARQ). (ASIRT) Travel for Road Association International the Safe (JHU), University Hopkins Johns from Center Research Injury International the (GRSP), Partnership Safety Road Global safety the lead), the road (in WHO are Turkey of in partners The consortium partners. a by provided support technical with partners national by implemented is It Philanthropies. Bloomberg the in (RS10) included countries countries 10 ten of one is Turkey crashes. vulnerable roadusersinjured orkilledinroadtraffic motorized roadusers,will alsoreducethenumberof Improvements ininfrastructure, particularlyfornon- Cyclists (2%) Pedestrians (19%) DEATHS BYROADUSERCATEGORY 2- or3-wheelers(8%) Riders motorized Other (16%) rjc fne truh gat rm the from grant a through funded project Drivers 4-wheelers(24%) 4-wheelers (31%) od aey in safety Road Passengers ROAD SAFETY IN TEN COUNTRIES The overall goal of RS10 in Turkey is to support the Turkish government to implement good practices in road safety in order to reduce deaths, injuries and disabilities. TURKEY The focus of the project will be on speed control and increasing seat-belt wearing rates in the cities of Afyonkarahisar and Ankara. In addition, ASIRT will work with nongovernmental organizations to mobilize community support and EMBARQ will work with State partners in the area of sustainable transport planning in Istanbul city.

The objectives of the project in Turkey are to: • Establish a mechanism for multisectoral cooperation on road safety. • Design and implement measures on speed management and seat-belt promotion. • Identify gaps in current road safety legislation and make recommendations. • Strengthen the capacity and the role of nongovernmental organizations. • Develop and implement training programmes at both the national and local levels to improve the knowledge and skills of professionals. • Develop and conduct social marketing campaigns in the project sites. • Monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions in the project sites. Activities to be implemented during the first phase (2010–2011) of the project include: • Setting up a cooperative mechanism that can enable simultaneous and joint action by different national and local institutions and organizations; • Reviewing legal arrangements to understand the underlying causes of legal failures if there is any, and identifying possible solutions; Project implementation sites: • Enhancing enforcement of regulations on speed and seat-belt use; The project is being implemented in the • Implementing capacity building workshops on road safety especially on cities of Ankara and Afyonkarahisar. speed management and seat-belt use; • Creating a social marketing strategy on the two key risk factors to improve public awareness; Ankara – Ankara Province • Purchasing equipment and devices to monitor speed; Population (2009): 5 001 972 and • Conducting studies to monitor and evaluate the impact of interventions.

Seat-belt law Applies to all occupants Afyonkarahisar – Afyon Province Yes Population (2009): 701 572 Seat-belt wearing rate 70% Child restraint law Yes Speeding laws Set nationally Yes The boundaries shown on the map do not imply the expres- Maximum limit (urban roads) 50km/h sion of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the WHO concerning the legal Maximum limit (rural roads) status of the country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning 90km/h the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

International Consortium partners: National partners: Contacts: WHO Responsible for overall coordination of the consortium partners; Ministry of Health WHO country office: providing financial and technical support to elements relating to Ministry of the Interior (General Serap Sener social marketing, enforcement operations, legislative review and Directorate of Security, Ankara and Email: [email protected] revision and the procurement of enforcement equipment. Afyonkarahisar Governorates) GRSP Responsible for capacity development. Ministry of Transportation (General WHO regional office: ASIRT Responsible for nongovernmental organization support. Directorate of Highways and General Dinesh Sethi JHU Responsible for ongoing monitoring and impact/outcome evaluation Directorate of Highway Transportation) Email: [email protected] of the programme. EMBARQ Responsible for implementing a sustainable transport project in WHO headquarters: Istanbul. Meleckidzedeck Khayesi Source: All consortium partners will provide technical support to the Government of http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Turkey Email: [email protected] 2006, Security General Directorate Turkey throughout the implementation of the programme. Global Status Report on road safety, WHO, 2009. http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/road_traffic/countrywork/tur/en/index.html © World Health Organization Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention and Disability, 2010