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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Centre for Democracy and Peace Research (CDPR)

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1175884

ered charity number (if any) 1175884
Charity's principal address 183 Angel Place Fore Street
London
Postcode N18 2UD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Prof Mehmet Ugur Chairperson
Dr Noemi Levy-Aksu
Dr Yilmaz Keles Secretary
Dr Naif Bezwan
Dr Ozan Kamiloglu Resigned on 1stof March
2022
Dr Yesim Yaprak Yildiz Resigned on 28thof
January2022
Dr Basak Ertur Resigned on 29thof
January2022
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name
Address
Name
Address
Accountant/Auditor Haydar Ulus 183 Angel Place, Edmonton, London N18 2UD

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution, 1 September 2017] How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)[Charitable incorporated organization - foundation] Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)[Appointed by existing trustees]

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include The board consisted of the trustees below for the period between additional information, where 02/09/2020 and 01/09/2021: relevant, about:

Dr Naif Bezwan

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

As stated in its Constitution, the primary object of the charity is to promote advancement of human rights, social and cultural rights in Turkey.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The CDPR activities between the period of 02/09/2020 - 01/09/2021: 1. Izmir Centre for Right for City Project funded by Open Society between 15 September 2020 and 01 November 2022: The purpose of the project is to establish a human rights centre (Izmir Centre for Right to the City) in town of Izmir to address crucial issues faced by the residents, to empower citizens to confront issues such as access to justice, city infrastructure, food and care. The project also aims to provide a public legal education platform that will strengthen the collective rights of citizens. The overall objective of the project is to promote human rights and support active participation of citizens faced with socio-economic challenges and the shrinking of democratic space in Turkey. By empowering local communities and actors in Izmir, the project aims to reach out to citizens who lack access to basic economic, social and cultural rights in the city. Bringing together academics, lawyers and local citizens, the Centre for Right to the City has constituted a dynamic platform to rethink urban issues and develop original and sustainable community solutions. The project addresses to develop a transformative approach to citizens’ rights, which empowers local communities to enhance their urban integration and resilience and access to information and rights. Rooted in Karşıyaka, a socially mixed district of Izmir, the program has been combined fieldwork, research, training and local experimentation to offer an alternative to the traditional top-down approach to urban governance. Two central ways of reaching the aims of the project has been the establishment of the Education and advocacy unit and the Research and Community solutions unit. These two units have aimed to give tools to citizens to co-create valuable outcomes for themselves, their families and neighbourhoods. The Research and Community solutions unit has analysed the issues and promote citizens’ initiatives, while the Education and advocacy unit has focused on public legal education and outreach activities. During the first month the centre has been established. This first stage has covered the choice of a workspace, the equipment of the office, as well as the recruitment of the staff and consultants. After the establishment of the units, tasks and responsibilities has been distributed and the schedule and modalities of the planned activities has been discussed. The second month of the project has focused on the training of the staff. After the first two months, centre has been ready to reach out to communities. For the trainings we have benefited from the support of both Law for Life and University of Essex, which have participated in the project as associates. Community meetings have allowed the Centre to adopt a bottom-up approach, avoiding pre-conceived notions and giving much space to the guidance of the locals. The project team has reached out to the communities in order to understand in detail and analyse their needs for various kinds of legal education, as well as the main urban issues on the ground.

The activities of the units have been: Education and advocacy unit (EA Unit): Mainly consisting of lawyers,

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scholars and CSOs members, this unit has produced and disseminated knowledge and resources about right to the city and tools to enforce them. To this aim the education and advocacy unit has:

Research and Community solutions unit (RCS Unit): The unit has been an interdisciplinary hub, reaching out to data scientists, urban sociologists, anthropologists, legal scholars, architects and urban designers. Research has focused on fundamental social issues related to the right to the city, such as housing, food and education. This unit has also worked in hands with the local community to develop original and sustainable solutions to the most urgent issues faced by the local public. The RCS unit has:

Thus, the centre has been a hub of these two units. On the one side, legal solutions and PLE materials has been developed and disseminated to the community. These materials have been also adapted to wider campaigns

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to empower citizens nationwide, through dedicated reference web page, flyers, podcasts, videocasts and various other means of communication. On the other side, urban solutions and relevant materials have been developed and discussed with the communities to be implemented. This process has been recorded to produce nationwide transferable material for all communities and municipalities.

2. Encyclopaedia Project funded by the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul (between 01 October 2020 to 31 January 2021) - funded by European Endowment for Democracy (between 01 January 2021 and 01 January 2023):

The Encyclopaedia project aims to produce an accessible reliable source on Turkey’s modern history and society by offering an up-to-date, comprehensive and independent source of information. Involving independent academics, solidarity academies and CSOs, the project propose to support critical knowledge production and establish a bridge between academics and the broader society. Inspired by the BBC 4 “A History of the World in 100 Objects” program, its main outcome has been an online, accessible encyclopaedia of Turkey with an interactive website and application. The encyclopaedia contents and format have been shaped through a public campaign and meetings with relevant CSOs and solidarity academies. Short texts, podcasts and videos have explored 100 objects as entries to significant political, social, economic and cultural transformations and processes witnessed by Turkey in the last centuries.

The activities have included preparatory meetings with young people, solidarity academies and CSOs to discuss the format and contents and select the editors. Each editor has coordinated a pool of contributors, who have been author the contents of the encyclopaedia. The creation of an accessible, interactive website and a mobile application have also started during the first phase. The content has been uploaded progressively during the second phase. Dissemination activities involving CSOs, students, teachers and municipalities have publicized the initiative. Academics and high school/university students in Turkey have been the main beneficiaries but the encyclopaedia has also addressed a broader public.

The main objectives have been:

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scholars, solidarities academies and CSOs. At least 10 workshops and meetings have been organised by the end of the project, gathering scholars and CSOs to present the contents of the encyclopaedia.

The main activities have been:

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Not Applicable

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main During this period, CDPR has demonstrated that it is a trusted partner achievements of the charity that plays an important role in identifying the needs of the human rights, during the year as well as social and cultural rights. The funders of the projects and their beneficiaries have acknowledged the CDPR’s systematic approach to need assessment and its ability to act as a bridge between funders and beneficiaries. CDPR has also played a crucial role in enhancing and developing the capacity of the NGOs and CSOs in Turkey and enabling the latter to increase their networking and solidarity potentials.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity’s income consists of grants provided by funders of projects aimed at supporting the projects in Turkey. CDPR’s funded projects are costed and delivered in accordance with funder requirements.

Details of any funds materially Not Applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Not Applicable

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Mehmet Ugur Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Chair] Date 28 June 2024

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Registered Charity Number 1175884

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Report and Accounts

1 September 2023

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Report and accounts Contents

Page
Charity information 1
Trusteess' report 2
Accountants' report 3
Profit and loss account 4
Balance sheet 5
Statement of changes in equity 6
Notes to the accounts 7

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Charity Information

Trustees

Professor Mehmet Ugur - Chair Person and Treasurer Dr. Yilmaz Keles - Secretary

Dr. Naif Bezwan

Dr. Noemi Levy- Aksu

Accountants

Ulus & Co 183 Angel Place Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

Registered office

183 Angel Place Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

Registered Charity Number

1175884

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Registered Charity Number: 1175884 Trustees' Report

The trustees presents their report and accounts for the period 02/09/2021 - 01/09/2022

Principal activities

The principal objective of the charity is to promote advancement of human rights, social and cultural rights in Turkey. During this period, Centre for Democracy and Peace Researc (CDPR) has demonstrated that it is a trusted partner that plays an important role inidentifying the needs of the human rights, as well as social and cultural rights. The funders of the projects and their beneficiaries have acknowledged he CDPR’s systematic approach to need assessment and its ability to act as abridge between funders and beneficiaries. CDPR has also played acrucial role in enhancing and developing the capacity of the NGOs and CSOs in Turkey and enabling the latter to increase their networking and solidarity potentials.

Trustees

The following persons served as directors during the year:

Professor Mehmet Ugur - Chair Person and Treasurer

Charitable Incorporated Organisation's provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of SORP (FRS102), applicable to charitable organisations.

This report was approved by the board on 10 July 2024 and signed on its behalf.

Professor Mehmet Ugur Chair Person

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Accountants' Report

Accountants' report to the directors of CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

You consider that the company is exempt from an audit for the year ended 1 September 2023. You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year.

In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the accounting records of the company and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us.

We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.

Ulus & Co Accountants

183 Angel Place Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

10 July 2024

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 1 September 2023

Turnover
Administrative expenses
Operating loss
Loss before taxation
Tax on loss
Loss for the financial year
2023
£
44,322
(64,170)
(19,848)
(19,848)
-
(19,848)
2022
£
100,934
(137,924)
(36,990)
(36,990)
-
(36,990)

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Registered number: 1175884 Balance Sheet as at 1 September 2023

Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
3
Net current assets
Net assets
Capital and reserves
Profit and loss account
Shareholders' funds
2023
£
13,000
(582)
12,418
12,418
12,418
12,418
2022
£
32,548
(282)
32,266
32,266
32,266
32,266

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

Professor Mehmet Ugur Chair Person Approved by the board on 10 July 2024

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 1 September 2023

At 2 September 2021
Loss for the financial year
At 1 September 2022
At 2 September 2022
Loss for the financial year
At 1 September 2023
Share
capital
£
-
-
-
-
Share
premium
£
-
-
-
-
Re-
valuation
reserve
£
-
-
-
-
Profit
and loss
account
£
69,256
(36,990)
32,266
32,266
(19,848)
12,418
Total
£
69,256
(36,990)
32,266
32,266
(19,848)
12,418

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 1 September 2023

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).

2
Employees
Average number of persons employed by the company
3
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
2023
Number
1
2023
£
582
2022
Number
1
2022
£
282

4 Other information

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: 183 Angel Place

Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 1 September 2023

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Sales
Administrative expenses
Operating loss
Loss before tax
2023
£
44,322
(64,170)
(19,848)
(19,848)
2022
£
100,934
(137,924)
(36,990)
(36,990)

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 1 September 2023

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Sales
Sales
Administrative expenses
Employee costs:
Wages and salaries
Travel and subsistence
General administrative expenses:
Bank charges
Equipment expensed
Equipment hire
Repairs and maintenance
Sundry expenses
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
2023
£
44,322
-
1,676
1,676
381
60,341
-
156
366
61,244
1,250
1,250
64,170
2022
£
100,934
11,018
-
11,018
104
63,581
60,520
156
795
125,156
1,750
1,750
137,924

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Registered Charity Number 1175884

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Report and Accounts

1 September 2023

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Report and accounts Contents

Page
Charity information 1
Trusteess' report 2
Accountants' report 3
Profit and loss account 4
Balance sheet 5
Statement of changes in equity 6
Notes to the accounts 7

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Charity Information

Trustees

Professor Mehmet Ugur - Chair Person and Treasurer Dr. Yilmaz Keles - Secretary

Dr. Naif Bezwan

Dr. Noemi Levy- Aksu

Accountants

Ulus & Co 183 Angel Place Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

Registered office

183 Angel Place Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

Registered Charity Number

1175884

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Registered Charity Number: 1175884 Trustees' Report

The trustees presents their report and accounts for the period 02/09/2021 - 01/09/2022

Principal activities

The principal objective of the charity is to promote advancement of human rights, social and cultural rights in Turkey. During this period, Centre for Democracy and Peace Researc (CDPR) has demonstrated that it is a trusted partner that plays an important role inidentifying the needs of the human rights, as well as social and cultural rights. The funders of the projects and their beneficiaries have acknowledged he CDPR’s systematic approach to need assessment and its ability to act as abridge between funders and beneficiaries. CDPR has also played acrucial role in enhancing and developing the capacity of the NGOs and CSOs in Turkey and enabling the latter to increase their networking and solidarity potentials.

Trustees

The following persons served as directors during the year:

Professor Mehmet Ugur - Chair Person and Treasurer

Charitable Incorporated Organisation's provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of SORP (FRS102), applicable to charitable organisations.

This report was approved by the board on 10 July 2024 and signed on its behalf.

Professor Mehmet Ugur Chair Person

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Accountants' Report

Accountants' report to the directors of CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

You consider that the company is exempt from an audit for the year ended 1 September 2023. You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year.

In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the accounting records of the company and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us.

We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.

Ulus & Co Accountants

183 Angel Place Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

10 July 2024

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 1 September 2023

Turnover
Administrative expenses
Operating loss
Loss before taxation
Tax on loss
Loss for the financial year
2023
£
44,322
(64,170)
(19,848)
(19,848)
-
(19,848)
2022
£
100,934
(137,924)
(36,990)
(36,990)
-
(36,990)

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Registered number: 1175884 Balance Sheet as at 1 September 2023

Notes
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
3
Net current assets
Net assets
Capital and reserves
Profit and loss account
Shareholders' funds
2023
£
13,000
(582)
12,418
12,418
12,418
12,418
2022
£
32,548
(282)
32,266
32,266
32,266
32,266

The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

Professor Mehmet Ugur Chair Person Approved by the board on 10 July 2024

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended 1 September 2023

At 2 September 2021
Loss for the financial year
At 1 September 2022
At 2 September 2022
Loss for the financial year
At 1 September 2023
Share
capital
£
-
-
-
-
Share
premium
£
-
-
-
-
Re-
valuation
reserve
£
-
-
-
-
Profit
and loss
account
£
69,256
(36,990)
32,266
32,266
(19,848)
12,418
Total
£
69,256
(36,990)
32,266
32,266
(19,848)
12,418

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 1 September 2023

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).

2
Employees
Average number of persons employed by the company
3
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
2023
Number
1
2023
£
582
2022
Number
1
2022
£
282

4 Other information

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH is a private company limited by shares and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: 183 Angel Place

Fore Street London UK N18 2UD

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CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 1 September 2023

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Sales
Administrative expenses
Operating loss
Loss before tax
2023
£
44,322
(64,170)
(19,848)
(19,848)
2022
£
100,934
(137,924)
(36,990)
(36,990)

8

CENTRE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEACE RESEARCH

Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 1 September 2023

This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts

Sales
Sales
Administrative expenses
Employee costs:
Wages and salaries
Travel and subsistence
General administrative expenses:
Bank charges
Equipment expensed
Equipment hire
Repairs and maintenance
Sundry expenses
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
2023
£
44,322
-
1,676
1,676
381
60,341
-
156
366
61,244
1,250
1,250
64,170
2022
£
100,934
11,018
-
11,018
104
63,581
60,520
156
795
125,156
1,750
1,750
137,924

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