COMMANDANT'S MESSAGE

PREFACE

Dear Colleagues,

Turkish Partnership for Peace Training Center (PTC-TÜR) proudly presents the Course Guide. As the first NATO-recognized partnership training center (in 1999) and also one of the centers with “Quality Assurance Unconditional Accreditation Certificate”, PTC-TÜR remains to be fully dedicated to contribute to the Alliance’s and Partner Countries' level of ambition in the essence of fostering "interoperability".

Since its establishment, PTC-TÜR has implemented numerous significant activities including both national and international courses, seminars and mobile training activities. We have contributed significantly to the execution of a connected, efficient and effective education and training (E&T) system that proves to be affordable for partner nations and non-NATO entities.

Bringing the continents of Europe and Asia together, our country’s strategically important location has given it major influence in the region. Türkiye's geopolitical stand on foreign policy issues have always been of vital interest on crisis response, particularly during Syria and Ukraine crisis. Moreover, concerns such as ensuring border security and countering irregular migration continue to prove significant. Circumstances have revealed that we need to retain and improve the ability to work together effectively in order to ensure cooperative security, especially in an environment with multitude of threats and challenges across a wide spectrum of conflicts. Since these efforts entail a more comprehensive approach, tools like strategic communication and civil-military interaction are essential for communicating NATO’s vision and mission to non-military audiences.

In this scope, we have planned courses in a wide range of topics, both online and residential, as well as some mobile training activities that will take place in some partner countries, all of which will pave the way for a consolidated capacity building. Meanwhile, we will continue to provide instructor and course director support to national and international training centers. Our contemporary facilities, outstanding lectures given by distinguished guest speakers and instructors, realistic field training and logistics support will remain to reflect PTC-TÜR’s professionalism to meet participants’ expectations. Our online training capabilities will also continue to be an important part of our training activities that will surely increase the quality of our program.

I strongly believe that our activities will help further promote NATO’s partnership spirit and contribute to the regional and global stability and security, with the realization of our unchanging motto "Peace at Home, Peace in the World" as stated by The Great Leader Atatürk.