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History of COE-DAT

Turkey declared her intention to establish COE-DAT.
01 December 2003

First Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Meeting conducted at Partnership for Peace (PfP) Center.
15-16 March 2005

Second Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Meeting conducted at PfP Center.
03-04 May 2005

COE-DAT cadre moved into its own new buildings
20 May 2005

COE-DAT was inaugurated by Chief of General Staff Gen.Hilmi ÖZKÖK with the participation of distinguished guests.
28 June 2005

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

USA joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
08 September 2005

Germany joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
05 July 2006

The Netherlands joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
27 September 2006

COE-DAT was accredited by NATO and gained “International Military Organization”.
14 August 2006

Hungary joined COE-DAT by signing NOJs.
04 March 2011

Bulgaria’s official withdrawal from the COE-DAT.
17 November 2021

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

The Netherland’s official withdrawal from the COE-DAT.
01 August 2023

The United Kingdom’s official withdrawal from the COE-DAT.
31 May 2024