SESRIC organised a five day Water Capacity Building training course in collaboration with the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), Turkey and Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) on 21-25 December 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey. The course was attended by four participants each from the Department of Environment (DoE), Bangladesh and the National Water And Electricity Co.Ltd (NAWEC), Gambia. The experts from the DSI and SUEN provided an intensive course on the below topics:

• Institutional Framework of the Turkish Water Sector
• Master Planning in Urban Water Sector
• Water Supply and Management in Istanbul
• Water Treatment Principles
• Wastewater Characterization
• Wastewater Treatment Principles
• Field Visit to Treatment Plants (Ömerli Water Treatment Plant & Paşaköy Wastewater Treatment Plant)
• Water Resources Planning & Management – I
• Water Resources Planning & Management – II
• Hydrological Measurement (Hydrometry)
• Hydrometric Analysis
• Water Information Management (SVT)
• GIS Portal of DSI
• Flood Early Warning Systems