9.1 General context
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Main concepts
The topic of youth participation and cooperation in the international arena is discussed in the policy field “Youth in the International Arena” in the National Youth and Sports Policy Document (Ulusal Gençlik ve Spor Politikası Belgesi). In this context, targets for the youth to enter into participant cooperation in the international arena and to develop their qualifications to succeed in this field are adopted. With regard to the youth participation in the international arena, the following targets are included in the National Youth and Sports Policy Document (Ulusal Gençlik ve Spor Politikası Belgesi):
- To ensure effective participation of the youth in the international society in the globalising world and to increase their participation.
- To support youth associations to cooperation with other youth associations at the local, regional, national, international levels, particularly with neighbouring countries.
In addition, one of the targets in the 2019-2023 Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Youth and Sports is:
To organize international activities for young people at home and abroad and to increase participation in them.
Youth interest in global issues
According to the survey of "Youth of Türkiye" conducted by the Türkiye Youth NGOs Platform (TGSP) among young people aged 15-30:
32.4% are very interested in environmental issues,
40.5% are very interested in developments related to human rights, animal rights, trials and punishments etc.,
42.9% state that they are very interested in freedom of expression/freedoms.