In a letter received from the Directorate General of Tradesmen, Craftsmen and Cooperatives of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Türkiye, it is stated that all activities carried out within the scope of Türkiye’s membership in the International Olive Council (IOC), including the chairmanship of the delegation and domestic coordination duties, are conducted by the Directorate General, and that the IOC, headquartered in Madrid, Spain, periodically publishes internship announcements.

Within this scope, an announcement has been published on the official website of the IOC for a five-month internship position (with the possibility of extension) in the "Executive Secretariat" unit.

The requirements specified in the announcement are as follows:

-To be a citizen of an IOC member country,

-To hold, as of the internship start date (16 March 2026), at least a four-year bachelor's degree in international relations,

-To have at least B2-level proficiency in English or French,

-To have a good command of information technology tools (Microsoft Office Package: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, etc.).

Detailed information and application forms are available on the IOC’s official website.

Applications must be submitted directly to the IOC, and eligible candidates are required to send their application documents to [email protected] by 20 February 2026 at the latest.

In addition, it is important that the relevant documents also be sent to [email protected] and [email protected] in order to share them with Türkiye’s Delegation Chairmanship.

 

Yours sincerely,

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