Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) May Executive Board meeting was held on 20 May 2017 in Ankara hosted by Keçiören Municipality. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and also Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, was attended by TDBB Executive Board Members who are Mayor of Beykoz Yücel Çelikbilek, Mayor […]

The “Information and Experience Sharing Program” organized in cooperation with Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), between 14 and 21 May 2017 for the Kyrgyz Presidential Administration Unit Managers completed. The delegation under the presidency of First Deputy Chairman of Kyrgyz Republic Presidential Administration Renat Tuleberdiev was […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities’ (TDBB) 2016 organizations and activities were published as ‘TDBB 2016 Activity Report’. In 2016 activity report, where annual organizations and activities of TDBB are accessible, ‘Educational System in Turkey’, ‘Woman Employment and Activities for Women in Local Governments’, ‘Press and Public Relations in Local Governments’, ‘Water, Waste Water and Water […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) delegation paid a working visit to Moldova between 4 and 7 May 2017. ‘IV. World Gagauz Congress’, which was also attended by the Prime Minister of Republic of Turkey Binali Yıldırım, was participated by TDBB delegation who were Mayor of Beykoz Yücel Çelikbilek, Mayor of Selçuklu Uğur İbrahim Altay, […]

The sixth issue of the ‘Local Agenda in Eurasia’ (Spring 2017) as a quarterly Activity Bulletin of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) was published. Cover issues of the sixth bulletin are; Opening of Seventeen Classrooms for Learning Turkish in Bosnia Herzegovina in cooperation of Union of Turkish World Municipalities and Yunus Emre Institute […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) April Executive Board Meeting was held on 26 April 2017, Wednesday in TDBB Headquarters in Istanbul. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and also Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, was attended by TDBB Executive Board Members who are Mayor of Beykoz Yücel Çelikbilek, Mayor […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and Union of Russian Cities (SRG) signed “Cooperation Protocol” on 26 April 2017. The signing ceremony in TDBB Headquarters was participated by President of TDBB and Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, General Director of Union of Russian Cities and Mayor of Tekstilşiki Ignatyeva Aleksandra Vitalyevna, Mayor of […]

UYEM (International Local Governments Training and Research Center) 2016 Report, which includes the activities of Information and Experience Sharing and Expert Training Programs that occurred in 2016 by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB), was published. In the report which presents the programs on Information and Experience Sharing and Expert and Practical Trainings, there are […]

Member of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) Bayan Ulgii (Mongolia) Mayor Bakuitkhumar Khakhan and his accompanying delegation visited the TDBB on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Bayan Ulgii Mayor Bakhitkhumar Khakhan, City Council President Dauletbek Khurmankhan and Deputy Mayor and External Relations Officer Ertay Oral attended to the visit. Bayan Ulgii Mayor Bakhitkhumar Khakhan who […]

International Forum of Solidarity EMMAUS, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 1 April 2017 in Doboj Istok celebrated 18.th years of their foundation. On the ceremony it was given appreciation certificates to institution which supported the Association in the last year. Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) was one of the most important supporters for 2016. […]

Application period to Support Program for Master and PhD Dissertations of Union of Turkish World Municipalities for year 2017 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 […]

“Khalifa Altay Commemoration Program for the 100th Anniversary of Birth” was organized by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in cooperation with Zeytinburnu Municipality, Ankara Embassy of Kazakhstan and Association of Kazakh Turks Education Research (KATEAD) in Kazlıçeşme Cultural Center on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Program was attended by TDBB Vice President and Zeytinburnu Mayor […]

“Information and Experience Sharing Program for Albania Municipalities”, organized cooperatively by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB), Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB), Union of Mediterranean Municipalities (AKBB), Üsküdar Municipality and Bayrampaşa Municipality between 19 and 24 March 2017 for Albania Municipalities, was completed. After the presentations and site visits made in Istanbul, the delegation participated in […]

Union of Turkish Municipalities (TDBB)’s March Administrative Board Meeting was made on 15 March 2017, Wednesday in Istanbul hosted by Ümraniye Municipality with the participation of local authorities coming from 4 different countries. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and also Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, was attended by Secretary […]

On the occasion of UNESCO Hodja Ahmed Yasawi Year, cooperatively by Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality and TDBB, “Sevda-yı Muhammed: Melodized Wisdom Concert” was organized on 4 March 2017, Saturday. The program in Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center was attended by President of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and also Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, […]

Tajikistan Republic Consul General of Istanbul Mirzobiddin Safarov visited Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) on Monday, 27 February 2017. During the visit, cooperation topics and commun projects between TDBB and Tajikistan Republic were commented. Safarov met with Secretary General of TDBB Fahri Solak and stated that they were pleased about close interest of TDBB […]

Union of Turkish world Municipalities (TDBB) in cooperation with its members from Turkey, in scope of Institute Yunus Emre’s project “My choice is Turkish” has organized opening ceremony of Classroom for Turkish language in City of Kakanj on 24 February 2017. Which reconstruction and equipment renewed with support from Gebze Municipality. In opening ceremony hold […]

Tatarstan Republic (Russian Federation) Representative of Turkey Ayrat Gataullin and accompanying delegation visited Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) on 23 February 2017. In the meeting in TDBB Headquarter with Secretary General of TDBB Fahri Solak, the need of mutual projects for improving the relations between Tatarstan and TDBB was underlined. Gataullin referred to new […]

Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) February Executive Board Meeting was made on 22 February 2017, Wednesday at Union headquarters in Istanbul. The meeting, under the chairmanship of President of TDBB and also Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu, was attended by TDBB Executive Board Members who are Mayor of Beykoz Yücel Çelikbilek, Mayor […]

“Kosovo Municipalities Information and Experience Sharing Program” organized by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) in association with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Zeytinburnu Municipality and Bagcilar Municipality for Mayors from Kosovo was held between 19 and 21 February 2017 in Istanbul. Delegation under the presidency of President of Union of Kosovo Municipalities and Mayor of Shtime […]

“Executive Assistants Meeting” organized for Turkey Member Municipalities Executive Assistants by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB), in the aim of dual opinion exchange on a more effective and functional cooperation for ongoing projects, took place in Antalya between 17 and 19 February 2017. The meeting was attended by the executive assistants of Akhisar Municipality, […]

The fifth issue (Winter 2017) of the periodical “Local Agenda in Eurasia”, which is prepared as a quarterly Activity Bulletin of Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB), was published. The cover stories of the fifth issue are news on Information and experience sharing program for Gagauzian mayors themed “Alternative Energy Sources and Asphalt Operations in […]

Special Library, which includes books heavily on Local Governments, Municipalism, City Government and City History, Turkish World, Central Asia, Balkans, Caucasia, History, Culture, International Relations and etc. in its inventory, has been put into service for the readers with its renewed web interface. The readers who want to reach to the records of the books […]

Religious Officials Delegation, coming from Kazakhstan cooperatively by Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) and Bağcılar Municipality, visited Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) between 21 and 27 January 2017, within the framework of Istanbul Program. The program was attended by Halilullah Majanov Abdulgaffar Smanov, Musabek Aktamberdy, Bekaidar Amire, Bakdevlet Abdrakhmanov and Talgat Assembay from […]

Meetings on “Sister City Activities”, organized for Foreign Affairs and Culture and Social Affairs Directors of Turkey Member Municipalities in the aim of opinion exchange on the efficiency and functionality of sister city relations, took place in Istanbul with the participation of 47 municipal representatives from TDBB Turkey member municipalities, on 19 and 25 January […]