3. Basis This action plan has been prepared by TUBİM with the contributions and consensus of all relevant institutions based on the second National Policy and Strategy Document on Drugs (2013 – 2018). 4. Various Considerations 4.1. Implementation Principles This document has been prepared with the opinion and support of the relevant institutions and organizations and the experts working in the All the institutions and organizations assigned with duties and responsibilities by this document are individually responsible for carrying out and complying with the activities set in the document. The institution determined as the “responsible institution” in any of the activities in the plan is responsible for contacting the “executive agencies” and also other institutions when necessary and carrying out the activity in cooperation. The activities which could not be carried out in the third National Drugs Action Plan shall be evaluated whether to be included again in the next action plan to be prepared in 2016. In the preparation of the new Action Plan, the Main Evaluation Report of the previous Action Plan will also be utilised. The National Drugs Action Plan will be prepared by TUBİM with the contributions and consensus of the relevant institutions and will be submitted to the Prime Ministry for approval following the main evaluation of the third Action Plan, within three months at the latest. The financial resources required for the implementation of the activities in the plan in accordance with the time schedules are covered by the budgets of the responsible institutions. During the preparation their own budgets, the responsible institutions also take into consideration the requirements of the Action Plan. 4.2. Evaluation Methods
2.3- Providing the necessary mobile or fixed vehicles and equipment to strengthen the monitoring capacity Turkish Drug Report 2.4- Dissemination of mobile teams and supporting them from personel, vehicle and technical aspects Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 3. Improving the efficiency of the activities carried out in the field of narco – terror 3.1- Effectively investigating the links of the people arrested and organizations deciphered with the terrorist organizations within the context of combating drug trafficking Ministry of Customs and (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report (National Dept.) Dept.) (Coast Guard Command) 4. Fighting effectively against the proceeds of drug crime 4.1- Carriying out regulatory works in the administrative structure in order to enhance the efficiency of the combat illicit revenues from drugs Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report (National Dept.) Dept.) (Coast Guard Command) 4.2- Making efforts to provide access for the law enforcement units to bank accounts and other financial records Ministry of Interior (National Dept.) Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report Dept.) Guard Command) Ministry of Finance (MASAK) 4.3- In addition to the Expropriation” practice regulated by the 55th article of the Turkish Penal Code Number 5237, working towards forming a legal basis for civil expropriation Ministry of Finance (MASAK) Ministry of Justice (General Directorate of Laws) Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report Anti-smuggling
5.4- Arranging informant and undercover officers trainings Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report (National Dept.) Dept.) 5.5- Taking the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the Informants and undercover officers Ministry of Interior 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (National Dept.) Turkish Drug Report Dept.) 6. Giving weight to the efforts towards preventing domestic supply of drugs 6.1- Increasing the the planed and projects yuşturucunun düzeyinde bulunabilirliğini sağlayan ülke içi uyuşturucu şebekelerine yönelik yürütülen planlı ve projeli çalışmaların arttırılması Ministry of Interior 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (National Dept.) Turkish Drug Report Dept.) 6.2- Increasing the measures to prevent the illicit cultivation of cannabis and opium poppyı of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Crop Production) Turkish Grain Board (TMO) Turkish Drug Report Ministry of Interior (National Dept.) Dept.) 6.3- Doing the necessary works to raise the lower limit of penalties for the cultivation of cannabis herb intended solely for cannabis production Ministry of Interior (National Dept.) Ministry of Justice (General Directorate of Laws) of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (General Directorate of Crop Production) Action Plan Evaluation Report
training and counseling practices Turkish Drug Report 10.2- Adding informative sessions to the 7-19 Ages Family Guidance Programme on drug addiction and prevention methods Ministry of Education (General Directorate of Special Education and Counseling Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 10.3- Adding a new training module of adolescent, adult and family profiles regarding drug addiction to the Family Training Programme Ministry of Family and Social Policies (General Directorate of Family and Public Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 11. Strenghtening the skills of children and people on “communication”, “saying no”, “conflict resolution”, “reconciliation” and “problem solving-coping with problems”. 11.1- Continuing the “Life Skills Training Programme” adding informative sessions on drug addiction and prevention methods Ministry of Education (General Directorate of Special Education and Counseling Services) Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 12. Carrying out informative works targeting school/institution administrators and teachers 12.1- Arranging awareness raising trainings, seminars and informative meetings for school/institution administrators and teachers Ministry of Education (General Directorate of Special Education and Counseling Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 13. Increasing the measures to be taken for the children living or being forced to live on the streets 13.1- Providing a safe and supportive environment for the children living on the streets and/or forced to work on the streets, providing better opportunities of benefitting from the health and social services, increasing quality of life and professional abilities and providing training and counseling for them Ministry of Family and Social Affairs (General Directorate of Children’s Services) Ministry of Health (Turkish Public Health Institution) Action Plan Evaluation Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) Turkish Drug Report
13.2- Increasing the number of “Preventive Care and Rehabilitation”, “Care and Social Rehabilitation” and “Children and Centres and promoting them across the country Ministry of Family and Social Affairs (General Directorate of Children’s Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 14. Utilizing the media in the fight against drugs 14.1- Ensuring communication with the broadcasters in otder to enable th media to fulfill its responsibility in the fight against drugs and drug addiction, thereby raising awareness in the society Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 14.2- Within the context of regulation and inspection activities in visual – media, carrying on the broadcast inspections in the fight against drug addiction Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 15. Increasing the awareness on drug use and addiction of who make programmes on television and radio in the field of public broadcast. 15.1- Providing a multidisciplinary informative seminar for the broadcasters of Television and radio by the specialists of the field on drug addiction, risk groups, socio – psychologic, educational approach etc. TRT Ministry of Interior (National Dept.-TUBİM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) Turkish Drug Report 16. Improving the drug addiction treatment centres in of number and quality 16.1- Improving the treatment centres in the public institutions in terms of both facilities and number of staff Ministry of Health 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Health Services) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority)
16.2- Establishing new public drug treatment centres in the provinces to be determined through needs analysis Ministry of Health 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Health Services) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) 16.3- Increasing the number of treatment centres in the public institutions with special facilities for children, only adolescent psyciatrists and staff specializing on drugs will work and will provide service for only children or adolescent addicts Ministry of Health 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Health Services) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) 16.4- Improving the laboratories in treatment centres within the public institutions to reach a certain level and making them standard Ministry of Health 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Health Services) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) 16.5- Establishing a regional verification laboratory Ministry of Justice (Forensic Science Institution) Ministry of Health 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Health Services) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) (Turkish Public Health Institution) 17. In to increase the efficiency of the drug addiction treatments in the country and resolve some issues encountered in the practice, making the necessary legislative and 17.1- Completing the revision works of the Addiction Treatment Centres to resolve the problems and deficiencies encountered in their practice and putting them into force Ministry of Health 2013-2014 Action Plan Evaluation Report (General Directorate of Health Services) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority)
18. Making the necessary efforts in order to resolve the problems encountered in practice regarding probation and effective repentance stated in the Turkish Penal Code numbered 5237 18.1- Carrying out the the amendments to resolve the hesitations and malfunctions in the 191st article of the Turkish Penal Code numbered 5237 Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-DSDB) Ministry of Interior (National Dept.-TUBİM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics ) Turkish Drug Report 18.2- Making the necessary amendments in the 192/4 article of the Turkish Penal Code numbered 5237 so as to encourage the addicts to apply for treatment Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-DSDB) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics ) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior (National Dept.-TUBİM) Turkish Drug Report 19. Creating rehabilitation and social reintegration programs and implementing them 19.1- In order to rehabilitate and socially reintegrate the addicts after treatment, implementing rehabilitation services/programs Ministry of Family and Social Polices (Gen. Dirct. Of Family and Social Services) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics ) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) Turkish Drug Report 19.2- Making sure that the addicts benefit from the Active Labour Services by means of Turkish Bussiness Association in order to reintegrate them in to the society after treatment Turkish Business Association Ministry of Family and Social Polices (Gen. Dirct. Of Family and Social Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics ) Turkish Drug Report (Turkish Public Hospitals Authority) 19.3- Giving priority to the social reintegration projects embracing also the young addicts Ministry of Youth and Sport (General Directorate of Youth Services) Action Plan Evaluation Report
within the scope of Youth Projects Support Programme Turkish Drug Report 20. Developing social reintegration services for convicts probation due to drug use 20.1- Creating and implementing intervention programmes for the drug – addicted convicts under probation Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-DSDB) Ministry of Family and Social Policies (General Directorate of Family and Public Services) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics ) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 20.2- Carrying out activities towards planning the times of inmates and developing activities for reducing their addiction Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-DSDB) Ministry of Family and Social Policies (General Directorate of Family and Public Services) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 21. Providing the necessary training for the staff working with the inmates who are under probation due to drug use 21.1- Creating educational books for the probation staff, providing trainings to improve their vocational knowledge and skills Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-DSDB) Ministry of Family and Social Policies (General Directorate of Family and Public Services) Ministry of Education (ÖERHGM) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 22. Within the context of “risk-need-relevance” model in the penal institutions developing and disseminating programs for the drug – addicted inmates 22.1- Developing appropriate and alternative psycho – social support activities in line with the needs of the drug-addicted inmates within the scope of psycho – social activities carried out in the penal institutions and making sure that pilot activities are carried out Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-EDB) Ministry of Family and Social Policies (General Directorate of Family and Public Services) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Services) Presidency of Religious Affairs 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report
22.2- Adopting the inmate evaluation system in the institutions with the model and making sure that the pilot studies started in this regard are diseminated Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-EDB) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 22.3- Promoting the Smoking, Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Intervention Program which involves group work towards the drug – addicted inmates Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-EDB) Ministry of Family and Social Policies (General Directorate of Family and Public Services) Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Services) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 3. International Cooperation Purpose: Ensuring an effective cooperation with the international institutions and organizations in the activities of drug supply and demand reduction OBJECTIVE(S) ACTIVIT(IES) RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION EXECUTIVE INSTITUTION(S) DURATION EVALUATION TOOL/INDICATOR 23. Supporting the international cooperation works in the fight against drugs and benefiting from the better practices in the international field 23.1- Increasing Turkey’s cooperation with the other relevant countries and international institutions/organizations particularly the countries bordering Turkey KUTEM's 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 23.2- For the purpose of increasing the cooperation between the law enforcement of the countries in the region, continuing the Regional Cooperation and Coordination Meetings, benefiting from the experience of international institutions in the field of international cooperation, working towards synergy with staff exchange and mutual trainings Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report (National Police-Anti-smuggling Dept.) (Gendarmerie-Anti-smuggling Dept.) (Coast Guard Command) 23.3- Continuing the meetings with the foreign customs/police/gendarmerie liaison Ministry of Customs and (GMGM) Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report
officers which enables mutual information exchange (National Police-Anti-smuggling Dept.) (Gendarmerie-Anti-smuggling Dept.) (Coast Guard Command) 23.4- Increasing the international cooperation with a view to enhancing the intelligence capacity, following the fulfillment of the requirement for into force stated in the agreement of the establishment of “Smuggling and Customs Crimes Database” within ECO Ministry of Customs and Trade (GMGM) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 4. Data Collection, Research, Evaluation Purpose: Improving the national data collection system in the country; understanding the problem better and developing appropriate and effective coping strategies with an understanding based on scientific, measurable and comparible data OBJECTIVE(S) ACTIVIT(IES) RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION EXECUTIVE INSTITUTION(S) DURATION EVALUATION TOOL/INDICATOR 24. Strenghtening national data collection system in the of drugs 24.1- Ensuring that data contribution is made by all the relevant institutions to TUBIM which collects the drug data regarding all aspects of drugs in a single centre on behalf of our country KUTEM's Continuous Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 25. Increasing the quantity and quality of data collected in the field of drugs 25.1- Integrating the Turkey Drug Use Treatment System Form into the USVS 2.0 (National Health Data Dictionary) and making sure that it is filled in by all the patients receiving treatment Ministry of Health (General Directorate of Health Servics ) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report Action Plan Evaluation Report
25.2- Strenghtening the relevant data collection system regarding the drug related infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, HCV, HBV) Ministry of Health (Turkish Public Health Institution) Turkish Drug Report 25.3- Establishing an information network between criminal laboratories Ministry of Justice (Forensic Medicine Institution) Ministry of Interior 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report (National Police Laboratories Department ) Turkish Drug Report (Gendarmarie –Criminal Dept.) 25.4- Doing the necessary regulatory work to facilitate the provision of standard reference substances to be used in the analysis of drugs, using the seized drugs for this purpose, sharing the substances between criminal laboratories and using them in scientific researches Ministry of Justice (Forensic Medicine Institution) Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (Turkish Board) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Ministry of Interior Turkish Drug Report (National Police Laboratories Dept.) (Gendarmarie –Criminal Dept.) 25.5- Promoting the “Adult Research and Evaluation Form” (Y-ARDEF) which was launched as a pilot practice in 2011 Ministry of Justice (CTEGM-EDB) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 25.6- Establishing analysis centres by the Forensic Medicine Institution where drug analysis are carried out in biological materials for the application of drug addiction tests, strengthening the staff and infrastructure of the existing centres Ministry of Justice (Forensic Medicine Institution) 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report 25.7- Taking samples of the seized drugs for identification of origin, sending to the laboratory, analysis and scientific research, making the necessary legislative amendments Ministry of Interior (Gendarmarie General Dept.) Ministry of Interior Action Plan Evaluation Report
29. Monitoring the coordination activities conducted at provincial level and ensuring coordination between the provinces when necessary 29.1- Monitoring the works of the Provincial Drug Coordination Board by TUBIM for the followup of the coordination carried out locally and ensuring coordination between the provinces when necessary Ministry of Interior (National Police Anti-smuggling and Organized Dept.-TUBİM) 81 Provincial Governorships 2013-2015 Action Plan Evaluation Report Turkish Drug Report