History of COE-DAT
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Turkey declared her intention to establish COE-DAT.
01 December 2003
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First Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Meeting conducted at Partnership for Peace (PfP) Center.
15-16 March 2005
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Second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Meeting conducted at PfP Center.
03-04 May 2005
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COE-DAT cadre moved into its own new buildings
20 May 2005
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COE-DAT was inaugurated by Chief of General Staff Gen.Hilmi ÖZKÖK with the participation of distinguished guests.
28 June 2005
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COE-DAT Note of Joinings (NOJ) (Operational NOJ, Functional NOJ) were signed by Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and UK. So, Bulgaria, Romania and UK officially joined to COE-DAT.
20 July 2005
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USA joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
08 September 2005
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Germany joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
05 July 2006
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The Netherlands joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
27 September 2006
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COE-DAT was accredited by NATO and gained “International Military Organization”.
14 August 2006
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Hungary joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
04 March 2011
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Bulgaria’s official withdrawal from the COE-DAT.
17 November 2021
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Türkiye has completed her internal legal requirements by obtaining the final Presidential Decree dated 09 June 2022 and numbered 5718 to establish the effective date of the Notes of Joining of Albania and Italy as of 21 June 2022. With the completion of Türkiye’s internal legal requirements; Albania and Italy have participated in the Functional and Operational Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) of COE-DAT as two new sponsoring nations.
21 June 2022
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The Netherland’s official withdrawal from the COE-DAT.
01 August 2023
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The United Kingdom’s official withdrawal from the COE-DAT.
31 May 2024