Departments and Their Duties

Department of European Union Harmonization

Duties of Department of European Union Harmonization are as such:

To monitor EU Acquis and policies related to Ministry's duties, to conduct studies in order to ensure taking administrative and institutional measures necessary for harmonization and application of these duties and in this context to attend studies conducted by other Ministry's concerned service units,
To ensure coordination between Ministry's service units and other public institutions, organizations on EU harmonization studies related to Ministry's duties and to follow these activities,
To conduct process of negotiation and exchange of views with the EU on Ministry's duties, to follow official documents published at this process, to inform related units and to ensure coordination for the composition Ministry's opinion; to attend and contribute to studies of technical bodies which are formed in line with the EU and to follow such activities,
To follow rights and obligations arising from legal regulations related to Ministry's duties between the EU and Turkey,
To prepare, conduct, monitor, control, evaluate and coordinate projects along with other service units of the Ministry,
To carry out promotional and informational activities related to duties of Head of Department,
To fulfill other duties as instructed by the Directorate General.

Department of Administrative Affairs and Coordination

Duties of Department of Administrative Affairs and Coordination are as such:

To ensure coordination among all departments under the Directorate General (DG),
To conduct activities of General Directorates related to documents, information, registration and archive,
To follow staff of the DG on trainings and personal benefits,
To prepare and control performance program of the Directorate General,
To conduct studies related to DG's Internal Control and to ensure coordination among the units of the DG on this matter,
To prepare and coordinate DG budget pursuant to plans and programs,
To prepare foreign training programs for staff and to follow these operations,
To pay membership and contribution fee of international organizations of which the Ministry is a member,
To conduct and follow activities concerning Ministry's foreign mission,
To conduct activities on movables of the DG,
To fulfill other duties as instructed by the DG.

Department of Economic and Technical Relations

Duties of Department of Economic and Technical Relations are as such;

To carry out activities regarding development of international trade policies for agricultural products, to determine position(s) of Turkey and to cooperate with other institiutions and organizations,
Within the context of international agreements and other covenants, to carry out and coordinate activities required for the fullfilment of the commitments for the areas falling under the responsibility of the Ministry,
Within the context of bilateral and international relations, to prepare, implement, monitor, control, evaluate and coordinate the projects along with other relevant service units,
To monitor and evaluate developments, production, consumption, trade and price movements of agricultural products in agricultural product markets in Turkey and in the world, to form opinions along with relevant service units of the Ministry regarding agricultural topics holding places on the international agenda and to safeguard interests of Turkey in the relevant platforms,
To determine foreign trade policies including export and import policies for agricultural products in cooperation with the Ministry's relevant service units responsible for the implementation,
To carry out activities regarding international fairs, exhibitions and publicity,
To carry out informational and promotional activities,
To fulfill other duties as assigned by the Directorate General.

Department of Bilateral Relations and Protocol

Duties of Department of Bilateral Relations and Protocol are as such:

To carry out preparatory activities regarding foreign visits to be paid by the Minister and high level officials of the Ministry, country reports and in order for Turkey to improve bilateral agricultural relations with other countries, to prepare other relevant written texts, to conduct protocol-related activities required and to accompany the Minister and high level officials of the Ministry,
Regarding the visits to be paid to the Ministry and high level officials of the Ministry by high level guest domestic and foreign delegations, to carry out all required activities such as briefing the Ministry and high level officials of the Ministry before and after the visit, conducting protocol-related activities and following the agenda items of the meetings,
To ensure preparation, negotiation, conduct and implementation of bilateral economic, technical and scientific cooperation agreements and other written documents in the field of agriculture,
To fulfill all required activities such as preparation and negotiation of relevant draft texts organization and coordination of the Meeting and the follow-up of decisions taken within the scope of Agricultural Steering Committee Meetings addressing matters of cooperation in a comprehensive manner in the field of agriculture and serving as the basis for potential cooperation activities between the Ministry and the Ministries of Agriculture and/or relevant authorities of other countries.
To perform prepatory activities for the international meetings falling under the responsibility of the Department, which are administered by other Ministries and/or international organizations and, to express opinions on behalf of the Ministry if requested, to participate in activities and to carry out the follow-ups required.
To participate in the technical visits organized specifically by the Directorate General and/or other DGs, to provide logistic support and to carry out activities within the scope of the visits of the guest delegations taking part in the technical visits paid to Turkey within the framework of bilateral relations,
To organize activities such as meetings, seminars and conferences, to carry out activities for participation and to coordinate with other service units within the framework of bilateral relations,
To draft the letters of invitation, appreciation, congratulation, condolences and other specific letters and to carry out similar activities,
Serving as a bridge between other service units of the Ministry and foreign countries, to exchange and follow up correspondance and carry out other related activities with relevant countries within the framework of bilateral relations,
To communicate with the Offices of the Commercial/Agicultural counsellors of the Embassies residing in Turkey with a view to ensuring effective exchange of information and coordination in the improvement of bilateral agricultural relations and organization of activities.

Department of International Organisations

Duties of Department of International Organisations ar as such;

to maintain the relations and communications between the Government and international, regional specialised organisations such as FAO and CIHEAM,
to serve as national coordination unit of the OECD and G-20 in the fields of agriculture and rural development
to serve as coordiantor of Economical Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Regional Cooperation Center for Food Security (ECO-RCCFS)
to prepare drafts and other documents of the agreements to be signed by international organisations and the Government and to follow the approval process
to follow the projects which are jointly carried out by Minsitry and international organisations,
to take part in tasks, coordinated by other public institutions regarding the relations between the international organisations,
to ensure the coordination and collaboration between the Ministry and other public institutions regarding the relations between the international organisations,
to ensure the visibility, efficieny and represantation of the Government in the presence of International Organisations
to organise and participate meetings regarding International Organisations.

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