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 Arısoy, Mayor of Beykoz Murat Aydın, Mayor of Altındağ Asım Balcı, Mayor of Bağcılar Lokman Çağırıcı, Mayor of Şahinbey Mehmet Tahmazoğlu and Mayor of Başiskele Yasin Özlü. 

The meeting continued after TDBB Secretary General Fahri Solak gave information about the activities carried out since Administrative Board Meeting on January 2020 and discussed the issues on the agenda.

Within this framework, it was decided to conduct a study on the membership of municipalities in Turkey to TDBB and to conduct a study on the “Kazakhstan Almaty Yesevi Cultural Center Project” requested by Kul Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Foundation for Science and Science, to evaluate the projects of Repair and Arrangement of 2 Sports Fields requested by the Municipality of Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) within the framework of sister cities, to carry out a study on the Gradacac Cultural Center Project requested by the Municipality of Gradacac (Bosnia and Herzegovina), to organize a visit program to Gagauz Autonomous Region in 2020 at the invitation of Gagauz Autonomous Region of Moldova, to give participant support to the International Folklore Festival planned to be held by the Municipality of Şahinbey (Gaziantep) in 2020, to participate on behalf of TDBB to Kyrenia (TRNC) Municipality’s New Building Opening Ceremony on 28 February 2020, to participate on behalf of TDBB to UCLG-MEWA Administrative Board Meeting between 10 and 12 March 2020 in Nevşehir, to participate on behalf of TDBB to UCLG Administrative Board Meeting between 28 and 30 May 2020 in Rome of Italy, to organize Information and Experience Sharing Programs for Albania Municipalities between 24 and 29 March 2020 and Tatarstan Municipalities in October or November 2020 cooperatively by TDBB and Member Municipalities, to realize Kyrgyzstan Osh State University Faculty of Theology Dormitory Building Renovation Project under the coordination of TDBB and with the support of Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality, to carry out the necessary works for establishing a sister city relationship between the Municipality of Arkhangai (Mongolia) and the Municipality of Osmangazi (Bursa) in coordination with TDBB and to support the project for the purchase of a protective mask requested by the Mongolia Association of Local Authorities due to the spread of the corona virus in Mongolia, by TDBB.

20.02.20