The 7th Local Advocacy School Was Held!

The 7th Local Advocacy School, organized in collaboration with the Local Monitoring, Research and Practices Association (YERELİZ), the Marmara Municipalities Union and the Bahçeşehir University Migration and Urban Studies Application and Research Center (BAUMUS), with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Türkiye Office, took place at the Marmara Municipalities Union on 24-25 May.

Held every year, this year the event offered an in-depth program on how strategic planning can be carried out to create sustainable and inclusive cities, under the theme ‘Strategic Planning for Inclusive and Sustainable Cities’. Many distinguished academics, representatives of leading civil society organizations and participants took part in the two-day event. One of the key speakers of the program was BAUMUS Founding Director Prof. Dr. Ulaş Sunata.