SUEN – Türkiye Su Enstitüsü

A Session Held on the Agriculture and Water Day as part of COP29

As part of 2024 UN Climate Change and Conference of the Parties (COP29) held between 11-22 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, a session on "The Strengthening of Water Coo... Read More

A Regional Meeting on “Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater Surveillance from a One-Health Perspective” was held in Istanbul

The regional meeting on “Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater Surveillance from a One-Health Perspective” was held in Istanbul on 15 October 2024 in collabora... Read More

SUEN Participated in the Stockholm World Water Week

The World Water Week was held from August 25 to 29, 2024, in Stockholm, Sweden. Since 1991, World Water Week has been an annual global event that brings together all stak... Read More

Water Security for the Planet – Water4All Partnerships launches its 2024 Joint Call

Water4All Partnership, featuring SUEN as a research partner and TÜBİTAK as a funding organization, has opened the 3rd transnational joint call. ... Read More

Training Workshop on “Membrane Technologies for Desalination and Wastewater Recycling” for OIC Member Countries

As part of the collaboration among the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Istanbul Technical University (ITU) a... Read More

Türkiye Participated Actively in the 10th World Water Forum

The tenth of the World Water Forums, organized every three years in cooperation with the World Water Council and the host country, was held in Bali between 19-24 May 2024... Read More

SUEN Participated in the 3rd Dushanbe Water Conference

The 3rd (Dushanbe) High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action on “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018-2028 was held on 10... Read More

Workshop and Observational Study Tour on Irrigation Governance

Considering that agricultural irrigation is the largest consumer of freshwater resources in the Middle East, accounting for more than 80% of all water withdrawals, one of... Read More

Our Ministry Attending the 10th World Water Forum

The World Water Forum is the largest international event in the water sector that gathers various stakeholders, every three years since 1997. The 10th World Water Forum, ... Read More

A Training on the Use of Google Earth Engine in Water Resources Management

The increasing amount of data obtained from earth observation satellites has led to the need for powerful computers which enable to download and process big data. To addr... Read More

4th Baghdad International Water Conference

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca representing Türkiye and the World Water Council attended the 4th Baghdad International Water Conference held on 27-29 April... Read More

Bali Coalition to Strengthen Training in the Water Sector

Adopting the principle that training in the water sector is not an expense but a profitable and sustainable investment, the Bali Coalition to strengthen training in the w... Read More

Global Consortium for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health

The new Global Consortium for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health (GLOWACON) was launched in Brussels over 19-20 March 2024. Its primary objective... Read More

SUEN Attended the Baku Water Week

SUEN participated in the Baku Water Week held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on 13-14 March 2024. SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca attended the high-level pa... Read More

World Water Council 86th Board of Governors Meeting Held in Istanbul

The World Water Council’s 86th Board of Governors meeting was held in Istanbul on 17-18 February 2024, hosted by our country under the coordination of SUEN. ... Read More

Wastewater Surveillance Studies Conducted under the Coordination of SUEN Shared in the Press

The monitoring of viruses and pathogens in wastewater, which continues under the coordination of SUEN, was shared on national media by SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi... Read More

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca Joined an Interview on Tarım TV

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca joined a live interview on November 30th on Tarım (Agriculture) TV, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, sharing h... Read More

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca Attended the WWC Governors Meeting

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca represented Türkiye at the 85th Board of Governors’ Meeting of the World Water Council held online on November 28th, 2... Read More

Short Course and Study Tour for the Water Utilities from Rwanda and Uganda

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) carries on the training programs delivered in the form of short courses and study tours. A group of 12 experts from the Water and Sanitatio... Read More

Seminar on Diplomatic Negotiation and Correspondence and International Agreements and Meetings

A training covering the topics diplomatic negotiation techniques, diplomatic correspondence techniques, international agreements and organization of ınternational meeting... Read More

Training on Transboundary Waters and Water Diplomacy

A training on "Transboundary Waters and Water Diplomacy" was held online by SUEN on October 11, 2023. The GDs of EU and Foreign Relations, State Hydraulic Works,... Read More

WAITRO MENA Regional Forum

SUEN participated in the WAITRO (World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations) MENA Regional Forum hosted by TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Tech... Read More

SUEN Joined the World Water Congress

The 18th World Water Congress was held in Beijing, China, between 11-15 September 2023, hosted by the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Ministry of... Read More

Visit of Vice Minister to SUEN

The Vice Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Mr. Ebubekir GİZLİGİDER, visited SUEN on 25 August 2023. The Vice Minister was presented information about the cur... Read More

SUEN Joined the World Water Week in Stockholm

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) participated in the session on “Wastewater Surveillance for Public Health and Environmental Management” organized by the United... Read More

Visit by National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM)

A delegation from the National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), headed by Director Dr. Nasehir Khan, visited SUEN on 15th of August 2023 to discuss cooperat... Read More

A Seminar on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Dr. Tanju Karanfil, a faculty member in Environmental Engineering and Vice President for research at ABD Clemson University in the USA, visited SUEN on July 28, 2023. He ... Read More

Special Session Organized in the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Budapest

A special session on "A New Perspective in Public Health Monitoring: Wastewater Surveillance" was organized by SUEN on 5th of July 2023 in collaboration with the European... Read More

Training in Satellite Altimetry and Use in Water Resources Management

Effective management of water resources is becoming more challenging and crucial due to growing population and climate change. On the other hand, technologies in data gen... Read More

Cooperation and Dialogue between Türkiye and Iraq in the Field of Water: The Visit of the Technical Delegation to Iraq

The impacts of climate change, particularly drought, on water resources are severe throughout the Euphrates-Tigris Basin. The most effective way to find common solutions ... Read More

SUEN Joined the UN 2023 Water Conference

SUEN participated in the UN 2023 Water Conference held in New York on 22-24 March 2023, hosted by the Netherlands and Tajikistan. At the first UN water conference held af... Read More

SUEN Participated in the Policy Advisory and Managing Committee Meetings of Blue Peace Middle East

SUEN participated in the Policy Advisory Committee and Managing Committee meetings held in the capital of Jordan, Amman on 14-16 March 2023. As part of the meeti... Read More

A Short Course in Remote Sensing Held

The third of the training series in remote sensing applications in water resources management was held under the theme of “Synthetic-aperture Radar (SAR) Data Chara... Read More

Training Workshop on “Water Governance and IWRM” for OIC Member Countries

As part of the collaboration among the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), the General Directorate of Water Mana... Read More

7th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace Middle East

The 7th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East: Regional Mechanism (BPME-RM) was held on 29-30 November 2022 in Mardin, Turkiye. The me... Read More

SUEN Attended the Regional Symposium “Our Mediterranean: Water Challenges and Regional Priorities for 2050”

SUEN attended the regional symposium organized by the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME) in Valencia, Spain, between 19-20 September 2022, with the theme of “Our M... Read More

SUEN Participated in the IWA World Water Congress

SUEN participated in the IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition held by the International Water Association (IWA) in Copenhagen on 11-15 September 2022 under the main th... Read More

Visit by United Water Supply Company of Georgia

A delegation from the United Water Supply Company (UWSC) affiliated to the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia visited SUEN to receive inf... Read More

Training on Remote Sensing in Water Resources Management

The 2nd of the trainings organized by SUEN on remote sensing applications in water resources management was held under the theme of “Information Extraction from Sat... Read More

The Second Stakeholder Workshop of WATERMED Project Held in Konya

The second stakeholder workshop was held in Konya on 21-22 June 2022 with the participation of relevant local/central authorities and academicians in order to share the d... Read More

6th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace Middle East

The 6th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East: Regional Mechanism (BPME-RM) was held on 21-22 June 2022 in Istanbul. The meeting, orga... Read More

Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action

In 2016, the United Nations General Assembly declared the period 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on “Water for Sustainable Development”. The ... Read More

Technical Study Tour for the Azerbaijan Delegation on Irrigation Management

A technical study tour was organized on 30 May-3 June 2022 to the benefit of the representatives of the institutions responsible for irrigation in Azerbaijan as part of t... Read More

Workshop and Observation Study Tour on Irrigation Efficiency

As agricultural irrigation is the highest consumer of freshwater resources across the Middle East accounting for more than 80% of all water withdrawals, the first central... Read More

SUEN Participated in the 9th World Water Forum

The ninth World Water Forum, held every three years in cooperation with the World Water Council and the host country, was organized by Senegal, with a one-year delay due ... Read More

2nd Baghdad International Water Conference Attended

A delegation of six officials representing the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry consisting of Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), General Directorate of State Hydraulic W... Read More

Policy Advisory and Managing Committee Meetings of Blue Peace in the Middle East held in Dubai

The 2nd Policy Advisory Committee and 5th Managing Committee Meetings of “Blue Peace in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation on Water” were held in Dubai on ... Read More

Seminars on Water and Wastewater for African Students

10th January 2022 Seminars on water and wastewater were organized for university students from African countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Came... Read More

Results of the first harvest period field studies shared with the farmers as part of WATERMED

The first harvest period is completed in November 2021 as part of the field works for "reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural purposes" implemented in the Konya Clo... Read More

4th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East

The 4th (Extraordinary) Managing Committee Meeting of “Blue Peace in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation on Water” was held online on 15th of December, 2021... Read More

Training on Practices of Remote Sensing Techniques in Water Management

A training was held under the theme of “Practices of Remote Sensing Techniques in Water Management” between 2-4 November 2021. The training organized... Read More

Visit by Minister of Water and Sanitation of Senegal

October 23th, 2021 The Minister of Water and Sanitation of Senegal H.E. Serigne Mbaye Thiam and his accompanying delegation visited SUEN on October 22th, 2021. ... Read More

Short Course and Observation Study Tour on Irrigation Efficiency

October 18th, 2021 SUEN functions as the Coordination Office of the Blue Peace in the Middle East, an initiative with the long-term vision of transforming water into a p... Read More

Short Course on Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment

September 10th, 2021 As part of the “Knowledge and Experience Sharing Program” with Iraq, a short online course was jointly organized by General Dire... Read More

3rd Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East

August 4th, 2021 The 3rd Managing Committee Meeting of “Blue Peace in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation on Water” was held online on 3rd of ... Read More

1st Policy Advisory Committee of Blue Peace in the Middle East

June 6th, 2021 The 1st Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East was held online on June 3rd, 2021 under the chairmanship of ... Read More

A Short Course on Transboundary Water Cooperation

June 3rd, 2021 A short online course was organized between 1-2 June 2021 by Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) on the theme of “transboundary water cooperation... Read More

WATERMED 4.0 - Pilot Study in Konya kicked off

SUEN, one of the partners in the WATERMED 4.0 project, funded by the PRIMA program (EU Horizon 2020), has commenced its pilot field study in Konya Closed Basin. ... Read More

JRC Report: SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Employing Sewage - Towards a Sentinel System

May 4th, 2021 The “Nationwide SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Studies in Wastewaters” coordinated by Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) throughout Turkey took pa... Read More

SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance System Using Sewage Sludge Monitoring from a Community Health Perspective

25th December, 2020 In partnership with Marmara University Environmental Engineering Department, Istanbul Pendik Veterinary Control Institute of the General Dire... Read More

Short Course on Irrigation Efficiency

November 20th, 2020 SUEN functions as the Coordination Office of the Blue Peace in the Middle East, an initiative with the long-term vision of transforming ... Read More

The Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Water Services Published

As from December 2019, the highly infectious COVID-19 disease (caused by the SARS CoV 2 virus), that emerged in Wuhan, China, spread all over the world leading the World ... Read More

Webinar on ‘Lessons Learned from SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater’

A webinar was held on August 27th, 2020 to share knowledge and experiences gained from the exemplary national and international SARS-CoV-2 surveillance works in wast... Read More

Online Short Courses to the benefit of Syrian Experts

19 June 2020, Istanbul The fifth and sixth training programs on 8-12 June and 15-19 June 2020 under the main themes of “design of wastewater collection net... Read More

Preprint Published on Novel Coronavirus Detection in Wastewaters

11.05.2020, Istanbul Several countries are conducting scientific research to monitor the presence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in wastewaters in their c... Read More

Short Course in Irrigation for Syrian Experts

A group of 18 engineers originally from Syria residing in Turkey attended a short course and observational study tour program in Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa between 9-13 Marc... Read More

Short Course Program to Somalia

March 6th, 2020 Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) carries on delivering trainings to African countries in the field of water and sanitation. A 1-week program betwee... Read More

Short Course in Drinking Water Networks for Syrian Experts

The third training program between 10-14 February 2020 under the theme of “design of drinking water networks” has been completed as part of the “Extensi... Read More

2nd Managing Committee Meeting of the Blue Peace Initiative in the Middle East

The 2nd Managing Committee Meeting of “Blue Peace in the Middle East: Regional Cooperation on Water” was held at DSİ 14th Regional Directorate (İsta... Read More

Syrian Experts Attended Short Course

The second training program between 6-10 January 2020 under the main theme of “wastetwater treatment” has been completed as part of the “Extensive capac... Read More

Syrian Experts Attended Short Course

A group of 18 engineers originally from Syria residing in Turkey attended a short course and study tour program at the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) between 9-13 Decembe... Read More

Training Program for Ghana

A delegation of the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources of Republic of Ghana attended a 1-week training program related to different water and wastewater subjects ... Read More

SUEN Joined the “Turkey-Iran-Iraq Cooperation” Symposium

SUEN joined the symposium “Turkey-Iran-Iraq Cooperation: Turning Challenges into Opportunities” held by İRAM (Center for Iranian Studies) between 30 November-... Read More

4th Meeting of UfM Water-Employment-Migration Nexus Task Force and 2nd Laboratory Workshop of Water-Employment-Migration in Mediterranean held in Istanbul

Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus, Climate Change, Water and Finance, Water-Employment-Migration Nexus and Sanitation-Hygiene Task Forces were formed as a result of the Ministe... Read More

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli participated in the Budapest Water Summit 2019

Budapest Water Summit (BWS2019) was held on 15-17 October 2019 in Budapest, Hungary with the theme of “Preventing Water Crises ”. The Turkish Delegation... Read More

2nd Meeting of the OIC Water Council

Organizaton of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Water Council was founded as a result of the 3rd Session of the Islamic Conference of Ministries Responsible for Water, whic... Read More

Training to Administrations in the ET Basin

A short course program in “operation of wastewater treatment plants”, a critical component in the implementation of River Basin Management Plans, was organize... Read More

Training to NGO’s Active in Africa

“Contributing to the development of necessary means and tools to enhance sustainable water policies and address global water challenges” and “organizing... Read More

Short Course for Syrian Experts

A group of 13 experts originally from Syria residing in Turkey attended a short course program at the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) between 16-19 July 2019. Under the ma... Read More

Training to Palestine Water Authority

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) carries on the training programs delivered in the form of short courses and study tours. A delegation of 8 experts were at SUEN between 8-1... Read More

Water Issues and Solutions in Africa” meeting held at SUEN.

With the aim to address water issues and develop solutions and evaluate aid activities in Africa with a holistic perspective, representatives of non-governmental organiza... Read More

The 1st Meeting of the Managing Committee of Blue Peace in The Middle East held in SUEN

Pursuant to the decision taken last year on SUEN’s Coordination Office role under the Blue Peace in the Middle East Initiative, the 1st Managing Committee Meeting o... Read More

The 2019 edition of the UN World Water Development Report entitled “Leaving no one behind” which was also contributed by SUEN was published.

The 2019 World Water Development Report (WWDR) focusing on "Leaving no one behind" was recently published. The report argues that fulfilling the human rights to safe drin... Read More

Water JPI, National Workshop for Updating Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA)

March 7, 2019 Water JPI, National Workshop for Updating Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) was hosted by SUEN on 7 March 2019. 18 participants repre... Read More

Training Program for Sudan Water Authority

1 March 2019 | Istanbul Organizing national and international capacity building programs to contribute to the addressing of global water problems is on... Read More

SUEN hosted the UNESCO-IHP Sub-regional Workshop on Water Cooperation

A 2-day workshop on Water Cooperation SDG 6 indicators 6.5.1. and 6.5.2 was held in Istanbul on 19-20 February 2019, particularly focusing on sharing experiences with reg... Read More

SUEN Coordination Office of “Blue Peace in the Middle East Initiative”

With the long-term vision of transforming water from a potential source of crisis into a potential instrument of cooperation and peace through concrete actions, a new str... Read More

Syrian Experts Attended Course at SUEN

A group of 15 engineers originally from Syria residing in Turkey attended a short course and study tour program at the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) between 14... Read More

President of SUEN elected WWC Bureau

Turkey maintains its prominent position in the water sphere. SUEN President Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mete SAATÇI, has been re-elected as Governor of World Water C... Read More

4th Turkey - Iran Forum

The 4th Turkey - Iran Forum was jointly organized by TASAM and IPIS (Institute for Political and International Studies) between 5-6 November 2018 in the city of Tabriz in... Read More

Amwaj Forum Held in Barcelona

AMWAJ Forum was organized on 29-30 October 2018 in Barcelona in which private sector, international organizations and media cooperation were discussed for the s... Read More

2nd Meeting of UfM Water-Employment-Migration Task Force

The Water-Employment-Migration Task Force, together with food-energy-ecosystems nexus, climate change, water and finance, sanitation-hygiene task forces, was adopted as p... Read More

Agrinupes User Network Group Meeting and General Assembly Meeting Took Place in Konya

Funded under WaterWorks 2015 ERA-NET Co-fund call, AGRINUPES (Integrated Monitoring and Control of Water, Nutrients and Plant Protection Products towards a Sustainable Ag... Read More

NAHRIM Visited SUEN

Representatives of the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) which works under the Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources of Malaysi... Read More

SUEN Attended the Blue Peace in the Middle East Meeting

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) attended the Blue Peace in the Middle East Meeting on 30-31 August 2018 in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The Blue Peace Initiative coordi... Read More

Short Course Program for African Countries

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) continues to organise training programs to African countries in the field of water and sanitation. In cooperation with the Turkis... Read More

Wastewater Training to Administrations in the Ergene Basin

As part of the Ergene Basin Conservation Action Plan, the organization of 12 domestic wastewater treatment facilities built by the Ministry of Forestry and Wate... Read More

Climate Summit 2018

As part of the “Climate Summit 2018” co-organised by Marmara University and TÜMBİAD on 4 May 2018 in Istanbul, SUEN Project Development and Imp... Read More

Workshop of Water Sector Benchmarking Project Organized

The workshop for the project "Benchmarking Study among Water and Sewerage Administrations" implemented by Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) was organized on 2 May 2018 in Is... Read More

Experts from Iraq at SUEN

A delegation of 10 experts from the Ministries of Water Resources and Foreign Affairs from the Republic of Iraq attended a short course and study tour program a... Read More

SUEN in the 8th World Water Forum

Prof. Ahmet Mete Saatçı (SUEN President), Assoc. Prof. Aslıhan Kerc (Project Development and Implementation Coordinator), Burcu Çallı (Expert) and Dr. Tuğba... Read More

SUEN Hosted the Blue Peace in the Middle East Meeting

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) hosted the Management Committee meeting of the Blue Peace in the Middle East Initiative on 26-27 February 2018 in Istanbul. High-... Read More

Training on Hydrological Modelling to Iraqi Engineers

23 February 2018, A 1-week training program was organized to the benefit of engineers from the Ministry of Water Resources from Iraq. The hands-on training... Read More

UNEP Remote Training Program

By the "Nütrient Management Global Partnership (GPTM)" and "Global Wastewater Initiative (Gw2ı)", which is under the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP), "from Source ... Read More

First Meeting of the OIC Water Council

15-16 November 2017 | Istanbul The Water Vision Implementation Plan was adopted as a result of the First OIC Water Council Meeting which was held in Istanbul Swi... Read More

Short Course in Water Management and Diplomacy to Diplomats from Ethiopia

Short Course in Water Management and Diplomacy to Diplomats from Ethiopia In cooperation with the Diplomacy Academy under the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affai... Read More

SUEN attended Stockholm Water Week

SUEN participated in Stockholm World Water Week World Water Week 2017 was held between 27 August – 1 September in Stockholm under the main theme ... Read More

Prof. Veysel Eroğlu held a press conference about dust and sandstorms.

Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroglu reviews on the sand and dust storms that have been raised recently. Stressing that the i... Read More

9th World Water Forum will be held in Senegal

The World Water Council elected the capital city of Dakar and the country of Senegal to host the 9th World Water Forum in 2021. The 9th World Water Forum theme w... Read More

4. Istanbul International Water Forum Has Started

The main theme of the WATER and PEACE 4. International Water Forum began at İstanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Palace. &nbs... Read More

Experts from Iraq at SUEN

A delegation of 10 experts from the Ministry of Water Resources from the Republic of Iraq attended a short course at the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) between 27-31 Marc... Read More

Short Course Program to Somalia

Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) carries on to deliver trainings in the form of 1-week short course to African countries in the field of water and sanitation. &n... Read More

Assessment of Drinking Water Resources and Treatment Plants Project

The concept meeting of the "Assessment of Drinking Water Resources and Treatment Plants Project" project was held in SUEN. The meeting discussed alternative solu... Read More

Joint Working Group Meeting held with SYGM

A Joint Working Group Meeting between the General Directorate of Water Management (SYGM) and SUEN was held on January 26, 2017. The meeting aimed... Read More

Bangladeshi experts at SUEN for a short course

A delegation of nine experts from the Public Health Department of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh were at SUEN between 19-21 December 2016. The prog... Read More

Treatment training delivered to water administrations

As a part of the cooperation among Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), Union of Municipalities (TBB) and Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (İSKİ), SUEN gave a series... Read More

Ceylanpınar Basin groundwater project presented

The closing meeting of SUEN’s first project "Ceylanpınar Region Groundwater Modeling and Preparation of Management Plan” was held at SUEN. Within the... Read More

SUEN President given “Outstanding Director in Health” award

President of SUEN Prof. Ahmet Mete Saatci was given Outstanding Director in Health” award by the Health and Social Aid Foundation. Prof. Saatci was granted... Read More

Stakeholder Analysis Workshop for the Beyşehir Lake Sub-Basin

Within the scope of the "Gap Analysis Study for Water Resources Management in the Beyşehir Lake Sub-Basin" project jointly performed by SUEN and Selçuk University,... Read More

Netherlands-Turkey Water Cooperation Platform has kicked off

Netherlands-Turkey Water Cooperation Platform Kick-Off Meeting and Cooperation Network Meeting on Water and Energy Efficiency in WWTPs and Irrigation were held on N... Read More

10th ICOLD European Club Symposium, October 25-30, 2016

After having hosted the Annual Meeting of International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD) in Antalya in 1999 and the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul in 2009, Turkey is h... Read More

Korea International Water Week, October 19-22, 2016

The Republic of Korea is continuing the achievements of the 7th World Water Forum with Korea International Water Week. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Land, I... Read More

SUEN and Selcuk University continue to cooperate on Lake Beyşehir project

Jointly implemented by SUEN and Selcuk University, the "Gap Analysis for Water Resources Management in the Beyşehir Lake Sub-Basin” project continues with face-to-f... Read More

4th IWA International Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civilizations

Organized by International Water Association (IWA) and the University of Coimbra, the 4th IWA International Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civi... Read More

IWE Istanbul Water Expo opened

The Istanbul Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Exhibition and Conference (IWE Istanbul Water Expo) was held between 1-3 September 2016 at Istanbul Expo Ce... Read More

Technical Experts Meeting between Turkey and Iraq

Water experts from Turkey and Iraq met on August 18-19, 2016 at DSI 14th Regional Directorate in Istanbul. Organized with the participation of Iraqi Mi... Read More

Learning journey to the Nile River Basin

August 10, 2016 – Water experts from the Nile River Basin and the Middle East met in the “Water Experts Meeting and Technical Tour” organ... Read More

Training on Hydro-meteorological Modelling

SUEN team received training on “Theoretical and Applied Hydrometeorological Modelling” from Prof. Yurdanur Ünal and Dr. Elçin Tan of the Istanbul ... Read More

Nature Iraq’s CEO Azzam Alwash visited SUEN

Azzam Alwash, founder and CEO of Nature Iraq (a nongovernmental agency that works to protect, restore and preserve Iraq’s natural environment and is the recipient o... Read More

OIC Ministers Responsible for Water met in Istanbul

17-19 may 2016 Conrad İstanbul Bosphorus held at the organisation of Islamic cooperation (OIC) third Ministerial Conference responsible for Sudan has been completed. SUEN... Read More

World Water Council Board of Governors gathered in Jodhpur, India

World Water Council 58. Meeting of the Board of Governors, held on March 17-19, 2016 Jodhpur water resources. the more than 50 participants at the meeting, World Wat... Read More

Women, Water and Peace Conference

Co-hosted by the India-based Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) and MEF University in co-operation with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the Women, ... Read More

Technical training to Tigris Basin municipalities

A training program on treatment and management of wastewater, critical to the implementation of River Basin Protection Actions Plans, was organized by SUEN from February ... Read More

EEA Scientific Committee Meeting held in Copenhagen

24-25 February 2016 in Copenhagen in Denmark in the European Environment Agency (EEA) Science Committee meeting, SUEN Chairman Prof. Ahmet Mete Watchmaker attended as an ... Read More

IWRA Board Meeting held in Paris

February 18, 2016 – International water resources Association (IWRA) Board meeting was held on 15-17 February 2016, was held in Paris. SUEN Chairman Prof.... Read More

Capacity building delivered to water and sewerage administrations

February 11, 2016 – A three-day training program was organized on 8-10 February 2016 by the Union of Municipalities (TBB) with the support of SUEN and Ist... Read More

SUEN President elected as member of UNESCO-IHE Governing Board

November 21, 2015 – UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Steering Committee meeting 19-20 November, 2015 has been edited in the city of Delft in the N... Read More

SUEN to give training support to water experts from Sri Lanka

SUEN to give training support to water experts from Sri Lanka August 23, 2014 – Among them the President of the Republic of Turkey, including SUEN Ministr... Read More

News

A Session Held on the Agriculture and Water Day as part of COP29

A Regional Meeting on “Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater Surveillance from a One-Health Perspective” was held in Istanbul

SUEN Participated in the Stockholm World Water Week

Water Security for the Planet – Water4All Partnerships launches its 2024 Joint Call

Training Workshop on “Membrane Technologies for Desalination and Wastewater Recycling” for OIC Member Countries

Türkiye Participated Actively in the 10th World Water Forum

SUEN Participated in the 3rd Dushanbe Water Conference

Workshop and Observational Study Tour on Irrigation Governance

Our Ministry Attending the 10th World Water Forum

A Training on the Use of Google Earth Engine in Water Resources Management

4th Baghdad International Water Conference

Bali Coalition to Strengthen Training in the Water Sector

Global Consortium for Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance for Public Health

SUEN Attended the Baku Water Week

World Water Council 86th Board of Governors Meeting Held in Istanbul

Wastewater Surveillance Studies Conducted under the Coordination of SUEN Shared in the Press

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca Joined an Interview on Tarım TV

SUEN President Prof. Dr. Lütfi Akca Attended the WWC Governors Meeting

Short Course and Study Tour for the Water Utilities from Rwanda and Uganda

Seminar on Diplomatic Negotiation and Correspondence and International Agreements and Meetings

Training on Transboundary Waters and Water Diplomacy

WAITRO MENA Regional Forum

SUEN Joined the World Water Congress

Visit of Vice Minister to SUEN

SUEN Joined the World Water Week in Stockholm

Visit by National Water Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM)

A Seminar on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Special Session Organized in the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in Budapest

Training in Satellite Altimetry and Use in Water Resources Management

Cooperation and Dialogue between Türkiye and Iraq in the Field of Water: The Visit of the Technical Delegation to Iraq

SUEN Joined the UN 2023 Water Conference

SUEN Participated in the Policy Advisory and Managing Committee Meetings of Blue Peace Middle East

A Short Course in Remote Sensing Held

Training Workshop on “Water Governance and IWRM” for OIC Member Countries

7th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace Middle East

SUEN Attended the Regional Symposium “Our Mediterranean: Water Challenges and Regional Priorities for 2050”

SUEN Participated in the IWA World Water Congress

Visit by United Water Supply Company of Georgia

Training on Remote Sensing in Water Resources Management

The Second Stakeholder Workshop of WATERMED Project Held in Konya

6th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace Middle East

Second High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action

Technical Study Tour for the Azerbaijan Delegation on Irrigation Management

Workshop and Observation Study Tour on Irrigation Efficiency

SUEN Participated in the 9th World Water Forum

2nd Baghdad International Water Conference Attended

Policy Advisory and Managing Committee Meetings of Blue Peace in the Middle East held in Dubai

Seminars on Water and Wastewater for African Students

Results of the first harvest period field studies shared with the farmers as part of WATERMED

4th Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East

Training on Practices of Remote Sensing Techniques in Water Management

Visit by Minister of Water and Sanitation of Senegal

Short Course and Observation Study Tour on Irrigation Efficiency

Short Course on Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment

3rd Managing Committee Meeting of Blue Peace in the Middle East

1st Policy Advisory Committee of Blue Peace in the Middle East

A Short Course on Transboundary Water Cooperation

WATERMED 4.0 - Pilot Study in Konya kicked off

JRC Report: SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance Employing Sewage - Towards a Sentinel System

SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance System Using Sewage Sludge Monitoring from a Community Health Perspective

Short Course on Irrigation Efficiency

The Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Water Services Published

Webinar on ‘Lessons Learned from SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater’

Online Short Courses to the benefit of Syrian Experts

Preprint Published on Novel Coronavirus Detection in Wastewaters

Short Course in Irrigation for Syrian Experts

Short Course Program to Somalia

Short Course in Drinking Water Networks for Syrian Experts

2nd Managing Committee Meeting of the Blue Peace Initiative in the Middle East

Syrian Experts Attended Short Course

Syrian Experts Attended Short Course

Training Program for Ghana

SUEN Joined the “Turkey-Iran-Iraq Cooperation” Symposium

4th Meeting of UfM Water-Employment-Migration Nexus Task Force and 2nd Laboratory Workshop of Water-Employment-Migration in Mediterranean held in Istanbul

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli participated in the Budapest Water Summit 2019

2nd Meeting of the OIC Water Council

Training to Administrations in the ET Basin

Training to NGO’s Active in Africa

Short Course for Syrian Experts