“Demining at the Eastern Borders of Türkiye and Increasing Border Surveillance Capacity (DSMT) Project”, was the first project carried out in our country for humanitarian demining activities in which contractor civilian company elements take part under the coordination of United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Türkiye and financed by the European Union (EU) fund and co-financing contribution of our country within the scope of the Instrument for Pre-Accession/ IPA. Phase-I and Phase-2 of the DSMT Project were completed between the years of 2016 and 2019. Starting on June 15, 2021, fieldwork of Phase-III of DSMT Project was completed on November 1, 2023.

          Within the scope of Phase-I and Phase-II of the project, 4.8 million m2 of area was demined and 47,001 mines were destructed in provinces of Ağrı (Doğubayazıt) and Iğdır. In the Phase-III, approximately 3.6 million m2 of area was demined and put into service and 49,336 mines were destructed in the provinces of Ağrı, Ardahan, Iğdır and Kars.