Duties of the Department of Training Services, Foreign Relations and Coordination:

• To carry out researches on and determine the funds that local authorities can benefit from by making the necessary researches on the funds used before and after the entry into the EU,

• To ensure that the documents prepared for the use of EU funds and international funds are published on the website of the General Directorate,

• To follow up the works and procedures of the local authorities who have applied for these funds before national and international organizations,

• Following the usage of funds and monitoring the results,

• To ensure the researching and evaluating of external loan or grant opportunities in order for the General Directorate to carry out its duties more effectively and efficiently,

• To prepare project receipts and job descriptions of outsourced projects proposed by the General Directorate, and selecting these projects from tenders, consultants, etc. and to carry out the secretariat services of, to evaluate and report the bids for projects,

• To conduct the works and procedures of local authorities to establish sister city relations with local authorities of foreign countries,

• To carry out the works and procedures related to the membership of local authorities to international organizations,

• To carry out works and procedures related to international festivals,

• To carry out works and procedures related to visits from local authorities to abroad and from abroad to local authorities,

• To carry out works and procedures related to the Council of Europe Continuous Committee for Local and Regional Democracy and its sub-committees,

• To determine the works and procedures related to the establishment of the National Committee of the Council of Europe Local and Regional Authorities Congress,

• To follow the agenda of the general assembly by participating in the General Assemblies of the Council of Europe Local and Regional Authorities Congress on behalf of our Ministry,

• To carry out the secretarial services of the National Committee of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe,

• To carry out works and procedures related to the programming and implementation of monitoring visits to our country by the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities,

• To carry out works and procedures related to the European Union,

• To carry out works and procedures related to in-service trainings to be carried out for the personnel of local authorities,

• To plan and implement the in-service training planning of the General Directorate staff together with the Ministry Education and Publication Department,

• To carry out the works and procedures related to the training activities to be carried out by the unions, associations, foundations and similar organizations for the local government personnel,

• To prepare documents and materials related to the annual training of local authorities,

• To carry out the works and procedures related to the issues that the General Directorate is responsible for in the strategy document and action plans prepared at the national level and to ensure the necessary coordination,

• To carry out the works and procedures related to the preparation of the strategic plan and performance program of the General Directorate,

• To follow up the works and procedures related to the application and monitor the results by carrying out the standard studies of the services provided by the local authorities,

• To determine and announce the institutional codes of the budgets of special provincial administrations, municipalities and local administration unions according to the fourth paragraph of Article 7 of the Local authorities Budget and Accounting Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 10/3/2006 and numbered 26104,

• To determine the performance criteria of the General Directorate personnel and to carry out the related works and procedures,

• To assign personnel to the meetings organized by institutions and organizations,

• To carry out the works and procedures regarding the questions submitted to the General Directorate,

• To carry out works and procedures related to e-municipality and local information projects

• To ensure the fulfillment of archiving works and other tasks,

• To prepare a response within the given time as the basis for the defense regarding the cases filed.