“Martyrs and Veterans Monument”, built in Bihac city of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the contributions of Union of Turkish World Municipalities, was opened on 24 July 2020 with a simple ceremony due to the pandemic. Semir Efendic, TDBB Administrative Board Member and also Mayor of Novi Grad, attended the ceremony, representing Union of Turkish World […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) Administrative Board Meeting was held on 21 July 2020, via video conferencing due to the outbreak of coronavirus, with the participation of 18 local authorities from 4 different countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), North Macedonia and Turkey). The meeting under the chairmanship of President […]

Introduction video of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) was updated. Following the formation of new TDBB Administrative Board elected at the 5th Ordinary General Assembly Meeting which was held in 2019, TDBB’s introduction video was also updated and published. Introduction video includes information about TDBB Administrative Board Members consisting of 11 different countries (Albania, […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) made an Information and Experience Sharing Program between Turkish and Russian local governers on “Activities of Municipalities to Combat Covid-19 Pandemic” in cooperation with Union of Russian Cities. The program was conducted through video conferencing on 10 July 2020. The meeting was moderated by TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) provided financial support for the 510th Ajvatovica Festival held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the dates of 19-29 June 2020. Ajvatovica Festival has been organizing for the memory of Ayvaz Dedo who is an Anatolian saint from Akhisar and an important figure for the Bosnian people in the process […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) June Executive Board Meeting was held on 17 June 2020, Wednesday, via video conference. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and also Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Uğur Ibrahim Altay, was attended by TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak, Executive Board Members who are Mayor of Zeytinburnu […]

Application period to Support Program for Master and PhD Dissertations of Union of Turkish World Municipalities for year 2020 has started. In this context, master or doctorate students who passed thesis stage and registered to a university in Turkey and whose thesis subject is on “Local Government and City Researches in Turkic Republics and Relative […]

The Seventeenth issue (Winter 2020) of the periodical titled as “Local Agenda in Eurasia”, prepared quarterly as Activity Bulletin by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) has been published. Cover topics in the Seventeenth issue of the bulletin are listed as the visit of TDBB Administrative Board Delegation to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) May Executive Board Meeting was held on 13 May 2020, Wednesday, via video conference. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and also Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Uğur Ibrahim Altay, was attended by TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak, Executive Board Members who are Mayor of Zeytinburnu […]

‘2019 Annual Report’ including the 2019 activities of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) was published. In its 2019 Annual Report, which includes a year’s activities and also institutional information about TDBB, there are titles listed as the 5th General Assembly Meeting; Opening of Glamoc Education and Culture Center in Glamoc city of Bosnia and […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) Administrative Board Meeting was made on 22 April 2020, via Video Conference due to the outbreak of coronavirus, with the participation of 27 local authorities from 7 different countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kyrgyzstan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), North Macedonia, Mongolia and Turkey). The meeting under the […]

The Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) supported a national solidarity campaign launched by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to support to those affected by the coronavirus that hit the whole world. President Erdoğan launched the campaign by saying, “We are powerful when we come together” and supported by many institutions, organizations, businessmen and citizens; […]

‘2019 Training Report’ which includes Information and Experience Sharing and Expert Training Programs conducted by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in 2019 was published. In the report where Information and Experience Sharing and Expert Training Programs are introduced, the visuals of the programs with detailed information also take place. Topics of the programs that […]

4th International Science and Culture Festival of Turkic World, which was supported by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB), was held by Turkish World Children Foundation (TDÇV), under the auspices of Governorate of Ankara, with the cooperation of Altındağ Municipality and Ministry of National Education (MEB) in Ankara in the dates of 5-7 March 2020. […]

Mayor of Beyarmudu (TRNC) İlker Edip and the accompanying delegation of members of city councils visited Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) on 5 March 2020. In the meeting, the delegation met with TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak and the joint projects which are cooperatively carried out were evaluated and the new cooperation opportunities were […]

Mayor of Kosovo’s Vushtrri City Xhafer Tahiri and his accompanying delegation visited Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) on March 04, 2020. During the meeting held with TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak at the Union Headquarters, TDBB membership process, sister city relations, cooperation and joint project opportunities were evaluated. At the meeting Fahri Solak said, […]

Protective mask aid was given to Mongolia by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) due to the outbreak of Corona Virus at the request of Mongolian Association of Local Authorities. While the number of people who lost their lives with the corona virus emerging in Wuhan, China is increasing day by day, the virus continues […]

Kyrgyzstan Pre-School Educators Expert Training Program, organized by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in cooperation with Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education, and member municipalities which are Bahçelievler, Esenler, Kartal, Pendik and Sarıyer, was completed in Istanbul between 16-22 February 2020 with the presentations and site visits. The […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) February Executive Board Meeting was held on February 19, 2020 Wednesday, at Union Headquarters in Istanbul. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Uğur İbrahim Altay, was attended by TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak, Executive Board Members Mayor of Zeytinburnu Ömer […]

General Director of Uzbekistan Innovative Development Ministry Research Department Nodir Arzikulov and his delegation visited Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) to discuss probable cooperation areas between Tukey and Uzbekistan regarding what can be done to further relations on the basis of solidarity, brotherhood and mutual understanding. The meeting was held with the participation of […]

TDBB Administrative Board Delegation, under the chairmanship of President of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) Uğur İbrahim Altay, visited Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu. The visit, which took place on 10 February 2020 in Foreign Affairs Ministry’s residence, was attended by President of Altay and also TDBB Administrative Board members Mayor of Balıkesir […]

Organized by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and cooperated by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) and member municipalities Bağcılar, Başakşehir, Beykoz, Beyoğlu, Eyüpsultan, Sancaktepe, Üsküdar and Zeytinburnu Municipalities, “Croatian Mayors Information and Experience Sharing Program” was held in Istanbul in the dates of 02-08 February 2020 with presentations and site visits. The program […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) Administrative Board Meeting and Member Municipalities Regional Meeting were held in Sapanca hosted by Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality between 31 January and 01 February 2020. The Administrative Board Meeting, with the participation of Local Authorities from six different countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, TRNC, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Turkey), was attended […]

“Mongolia Arkhangai Municipality Turkey Program” was organized by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in cooperation with Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Osmangazi and Zeytinburnu Municipalities in Bursa and Istanbul in the dates of 16-22 January 2020. Program was attended by Head of Arkhangai City Council Usukhbayar Bider, Governor of Arkhangai Munkhnasan Tsogoo, Deputy Governor of Arkhangai […]

The sixteenth issue of the periodical ‘Local Agenda in Eurasia’ prepared as the quarterly Activity Bulletin of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) (Fall 2019) published. Cover topics in the sixteenth issue of the newsletter, North Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan Member Municipalities Information and Experience Sharing Programs, Bosnia and Herzegovina Doboj Istok Municipality, Fire Truck, […]