Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001586/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Emmanouil Fragkos (ECR)
Türkiye has been funded mainly through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA). From 2002-2022, Türkiye received more than €9 billion, with the objectives of ‘supporting political reforms, strengthening civil society, protecting the environment and promoting regional development and the rule of law’.
During the first IPA programming period (2007–2013), Türkiye received around €4.8 billion. In the second phase (2014–2020), €4.5 billion was approved, but part of this was ‘frozen’ due to events following the ‘2016 coup’. From 2021 onwards, funding continued under supposedly stricter conditions and supposedly increased oversight.
The EU has also provided funding for ‘humanitarian programmes for Syrian refugees in Türkiye, through the Facility for Refugees in Türkiye’, amounting to over €6 billion since 2016 to date.
In total, Türkiye has received over €18 billion from the EU through these two main mechanisms. In addition, the European Investment Bank has provided Türkiye with loans of €29.3 billion for 278 projects from 1987 to 2018, further strengthening the EU’s financial support to the country.
Can the Commission, in terms of the value of the euro today, calculate the total amount of grants, technical assistance and soft loans to Türkiye?
Submitted: 21.4.2025