Examples of collaboration Forest fires impacting land and people The JRC works together with the changes will affect forest fires in the Southwest Anatolia Forest Research future, jointly impacting on vegetation Institute (SAFRI) in Turkey on a project and landscape. A particular focus of the called Forest fires under climate, social project is fires that take place in extreme and economic changes in Europe, the climates. How to cope with changes in Mediterranean and other fire-affected forest fires in the future is also consid- areas of the world (FUME). FUME aims to ered, including the economic cost and Turkey evaluate which changes in land use and the need for policies on a European level. land cover, in climate or in socioeconomic FUME also aims to bridge the gap of and its collaboration with the European Commission’s in-house science service, FUME aims to evaluate which changes in land use factors affected forest fires during the knowledge transfer by training and other and land cover, in climate or in socioeconomic last decades. It also analyses how these specific activities. factors affected forest fires during the last decades. Joint Research Centre TUBITAK and the JRC to enhance cooperation The Scientific and Technological Research established a mutually beneficial coop- and security (excluding nuclear). As the Commission's in-house science service, the Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) is the main eration which both sides wish to maintain The collaboration foresees that both Joint Research Centre (JRC)'s mission is to provide body responsible for organising research and develop further. As such, they have organisations will share large infrastruc- EU policies with independent, evidence-based and development activities in Turkey. It agreed to enhance collaboration in a tures and laboratories and exchange scientific and technical support throughout the is also the national coordinator for the range of fields including energy (non- models, data and results from research. whole policy cycle. EU Research Framework Programme in nuclear) and clean transport, environment The JRC will also host Turkish post- Working in close cooperation with policy Turkey, and as such promotes coopera- and climate change, agriculture and food graduate students in their institutes and, Directorates-General, the JRC addresses key tion between EU and Turkish research security, health and consumer protection, together with TUBITAK, organise bilateral societal challenges while stimulating innovation organisations. information society and cyber security, visits, joint conferences, information through developing new methods, tools and On 5 July 2007 TUBITAK and the JRC crisis and hazard management and safety events and training workshops. standards, and sharing its know-how with the Member States, the scientific community and JRC and Turkey collaborate on tsunami modelling and warning international partners. including climate change, management of coastal and ocean ecosystems, aquaculture, The JRC is collaborating with the Kocaeli sion support tools developed at the JRC. • 2 800 personnel water management, forest fires, radioactive University and the Middle East Technical The collaboration is contributing to the • 7 scientific Institutes environmental monitoring, tsunami early warning University as well as the Kandilli Observa- development of the Turkish National Early • 5 sites in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the systems, risk and crisis management, seismic tory and Research Institute (KOERI) on Warning System, where KOERI has the Key priorities Netherlands and Spain. research, food allergies, biomass and fuel cells. tsunami modelling and warning. The technical responsibility to establish the Economic and collaboration includes hosting scientists National Tsunami Early Warning System Across Europe, the JRC has built up successful Monetary Union (EMU) Examples of JRC partners in Turkey at the JRC’s Ispra’s site, exchange of data, in Turkey. The collaboration has supported partnerships with a large number of public and know-how and best practice and the Turkey’s proposal to UNESCO to become a National authorities and laboratories Internal market: private organisations under the EU Research transfer of historical tsunami scenario Candidate Tsunami Watch Provider (CTWP) growth, jobs and Framework Programmes. • The Scientific and Technological Research Council database, tsunami analysis and deci- for the Mediterranean Sea. innovation Under its Enlargement and Integration Action (E&IA), of Turkey (TUBITAK), Ankara the JRC provides scientific and technical support to • Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK), Ankara Agriculture and global Candidate countries for EU accession. It supports the • Mediterranean Coastal Foundation Medcoast, Muğla The National Seismic Monitoring Room at KOERI and the JRC Tsunami Analysis Tool (TAT) are food security transfer of the acquis communautaire to national • Turkish State Railways (TCDD), Ankara online and running. The TAT tool collects data related to seismic events and combines Tsunami legislation, and facilitates scientific and technical Low-carbon Academia scenario calculations with sea level measurements to help the operator to analyse ongoing exchange. economy and tsunami events and produce subsequent alert messages. The JRC promotes close cooperation with Turkey • University of Istanbul resource efficiency through a wide range of expert exchange • Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara (environment, climate possibilities, such as job opportunities, workshops, • Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya change, energy, Contact the JRC • Dokuz Eylül University of Izmir transport) Framework Programme projects 25 • Kocaeli University European Commission National Contact Point Scientific networks 1 • Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ms. Burcu B. Gogus Dogan Public health, safety Collaboration agreements 10 External Communication Unit Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) and security Industry SC15 05/128 P.K.54 41470 Gebze - Kocaeli B-1049 Brussels Turkey Nuclear safety and training courses and research projects. • Turkish Precast Concrete Association TPCA, Ankara Belgium security The JRC collaborates with its Turkish partners on: • Yapı Merkezi Prefabrication Inc., Istanbul Tel: +32 2 29 74181 Tel: +90 312 468 53 00/4566 Together they work in a wide range of areas Web: http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ Web: www.tubitak.gov.tr Contact: http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu/contact Email: [email protected] SPB.05.177 © European Union 2012 - 02-2013 Joint Research Centre The Joint Research Centre and Turkey JRC collaboration with Turkish research organisations – examples Scientific networks Collaboration Agreement in the field of Tsunami Early Development of innovative tools for understanding marine Improved Fastening Systems of Cladding Wall Panels of Warning Systems biodiversity and assessing good Environmental Status Precast Buildings in Seismic Zones (SAFECLADDING) The JRC collaborates with over 650 partner organisations •• Kocaeli•University (DEVOTES) •• Istanbul•Technical•University in around 60 scientific networks worldwide which share a •• Middle•East•Technical•University•(METU),•Ankara •• Dokuz•Eylül•University•of•Izmir •• Turkish•Precast•Concrete•Association•TPCA,•Ankara common interest in specific research areas. This collaboration •• Kandilli•Observatory•and•Earthquake•Research•Institute,•Boğaziçi• The project aims to develop new indicators to assess marine waters •• Yapı•Merkezi•Prefabrication•Inc.,•Istanbul is essential for the JRC’s work on harmonising and validating methods and measurements, establishing common University,•Istanbul• at the species, habitats and ecosystems level. The partners will •• AFAPREFABRIK•Precast•Concrete•Industry•and•Trade•Co.•Inc.,• standards, and providing scientific and technical support This collaboration agreement aims to more effectively understand also develop and ultimately validate innovative modelling tools to Istanbul for the implementation of EU legislation. Some examples of and resolve scientific issues in the field of Tsunami Early Warning further strengthen our understanding of marine ecosystem and This project aims to investigate the seismic behaviour of precast scientific networks which involve Turkish partners are: Systems. biodiversity changes in space and time, taking into account human structures with cladding wall panels and to develop innovative con- activities and variations due to climate change. nection devices and novel design approaches for a correct concep- Collaboration agreement on livestock traceability and tion and dimensioning of the fastening system to guarantee good Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring data bank monitoring animal diseases People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing seismic performance of the structure. (REM-REMdb) •• University•of•Istanbul Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast (PEGASO) •• Turkish•Atomic•Energy•Authority•(TAEK),•Ankara This collaboration relates to effective animal identification and live- •• Commission•on•the•Protection•of•the•Black•Sea•Against•Pollution,• Pan-European infrastructure for ocean and marine data A data bank for information provided by Member States on levels of stock traceability within the framework of monitoring animal health Istanbul management (SEADATANET II) radioactive contamination of the various compartments of the envi- and welfare in addition to monitoring animal diseases. •• Mediterranean•Coastal•Foundation•Medcoast,•Muğla