Office of Secretary General

The Office of Secretary General is the executive body of Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency. Its working place is the DOĞAKA central building in Hatay; however, the specialists of the agency work across the TR63 region as the regional planning and programming application works require.

  • Legal Duties and Authorities of the Secretary General
  • Implement the decisions of the Board of Management,
  • Prepare the Annual Working Program and Budget and submit the same to the Board of Management,
  • Collect agency revenues, spend money in accordance with the procedures and principles to be determined within the frame of article 4 of Law Nr. 5449 about Foundation, Coordination and Duties of Development Agencies and also in accordance with the budget and decisions of the Board of Management,
  • Decide purchasing, selling, renting the movable goods excluding vehicles as well as purchasing services within the limits to be determined by the Board of Management,
  • Perform activities that will improve project generation and implementation capacity of the persons, institutions and enterprises in the region,
  • To submit proposals to the board of Management in order to provide financial support by evaluating the project and operation offers from the private sector, non-governmental organizations and local administrations,
  • Follow up, evaluate, supervise and report the supported projects and operations,
  • Cooperate and develop joint projects with the agencies and enterprises in and out of the country in connection with the regional development,
  • Provide the planning works of local managements with technical support,
  • Determine the performance criteria and evaluate the performance of the personnel,
  • Propose employment and dismissal of personnel to the Board of Management,
  • Attend national and international meetings related with regional development on behalf of the office of secretary general of the agency and be in touch with international contacts,
  • Carry out secretarial works of the agency and other services within its area of task,
  • Practice the authorizations assigned to it by the Board of Management.

Onur Yıldız, Head of Administrative and Financial Works Unit, has been serving as the Secretary General of the Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency by proxy upon the approval of the Board of Management dated 15.08.2012 and numbered 2369.