Cittaslow Metropolis Checklist: Good Governance

Transparent, accountable and inclusive city administration

01

Developing and implementing mechanisms against corruption, discrimination and harassment

Strategic Management Culture Merit-Based Career Planning

OBJECTIVE
Making the accurate position assignments by creating a talent pool

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Making the accurate position assignments by creating a talent pool

PROJECT DURATION
It is repeated every year

Establishing and implementing the city budget with transparent, participatory and inclusive methods

Works to ensure the active participation of non-governmental organizations and city residents in the preparation and implementation processes of the strategic plan

OBJECTIVE
Keeping Engagement at the highest level in the preparation and implementation of the strategic plan

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Increasing engagement through NGOs, mukhtar’s offices, surveys

PROJECT DURATION
Since the strategic plan, performance program and annual report are made within the framework of engagement at every stage, it operates continuously

Strategic Plan

OBJECTIVE
Determining the purpose, objective and roadmap in line with the vision of the institution

PROJECT DURATION
2024

Performance Program

OBJECTIVE
Establishing the bridge function between the budget and the strategic plan, the annual arrangement of the strategic plan

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Establishing the bridge function between the budget and the strategic plan, the annual arrangement of the strategic plan

PROJECT DURATION
It is repeated every year

Increasing access to basic goods and services through public services

02

Providing access to good food and clean water

Süt Kuzusu Project (Milk Lamb Project)

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
With our project that started in 2012, 8 liters of milk are distributed to our children aged 1-5 once a month.
As of 2020, milk was distributed to 156 thousand 313 children in 30 districts and 601 neighborhoods.
As İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, we distribute the milk we buy from producer cooperatives in 614 neighborhoods with 58 different teams, going from door to door, with the “”8 liters per child per month”” principle.
With our project, on the one hand, milk producers who are going through hardships are supported, on the other hand, it is ensured that children in İzmir drink healthy milk and grow up healthy.

BUDGET (TL)
Our budget, which was 906 million TL in total in 2019, 2020 and 2021, was increased to 435 million TL in 2022.

Providing cultural services as a public service

Mobile Stage, Mobile Library

OBJECTIVE
A project carried out to deliver events to regions with limited access to culture and arts and to increase participation in culture and arts.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
2 mobile stages are vehicles prepared by making the necessary arrangements for performing concerts and theater performances inside the cargo transport trucks. Dozens of theater plays, concerts and talks were held on mobile stages throughout the year, especially in the outer districts and villages of the city. In addition, with its mobile library, it provides library services especially to children in regions with limited access to books.

BUDGET (TL)
500.000

PROJECT DURATION
Year-round project

START DATE
2019

END DATE
Ongoing

COMPLETED
Especially during the pandemic period, nearly 200 (2020, 2021) theater plays were performed with the mobile stage. The mobile library, which goes to a different village every day, visits the same village once in 45 days and provides access to new books. It visits 20 villages per month.

A Library for Each Neighborhood (Book Delivery Booth Points)

OBJECTIVE
Establishing a library in every neighborhood of İzmir.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Citizens were asked to donate books from the project, which works on a voluntary basis, upon the call of the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer.
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality managed the collection of the donated books, their distribution to the neighborhoods in need and the construction of the libraries. It is a project carried out jointly by the municipality and its fellow citizens.

PROJECT DURATION
It will continue until a library is built in every neighborhood in İzmir that does not have a library yet. The target is to establish libraries in 50 neighborhoods that demand it in the first phase.

START DATE
2022 March

END DATE
Ongoing

COMPLETED
17 thousand books have been collected so far. Within the scope of the campaign, 9 libraries were put into service. Practices continue in 8 districts.

Free Cultural Services (concerts, plays, mobile stage, free tickets for youth)

OBJECTIVE
They are events organized throughout the year to provide free access to cultural and artistic activities for the citizens of İzmir. It is aimed to provide citizens with free access to culture and art through activities such as concerts, theater and film screenings and exhibitions in all districts of İzmir.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
In order to ensure the participation of citizens in İzmir in cultural and artistic activities throughout the year, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality carries out 80% of its activities such as concerts, theaters and exhibitions free of charge.

BUDGET (TL)
Approximately 25 million TL

PROJECT DURATION
Year-round

COMPLETED
Nearly 600 theaters, concerts, exhibitions and workshops are held every year.

Culture and art education

OBJECTIVE

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT

BUDGET (TL)

PROJECT DURATION

START DATE

END DATE

COMPLETED

Village Theaters

OBJECTIVE
Continuing the tradition of the village theatrical play and the farmers continuing their production in the village not only to produce agricultural products but also to continue their cultural production. It is aimed to protect cultural rights, to be involved in the production of culture and to increase access to culture.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
There are “village theaters” in 11 villages in İzmir. Among them, there are well-established village theaters such as the Bademler Village Theater (1927), which will soon be 100 years old. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Village Theaters provide technical and theoretical support for the establishment of village theaters.

BUDGET (TL)
Approximately 150.000 TL

PROJECT DURATION
There is no time limit for the project. It is updated in theater seasons.

START DATE
2021

END DATE
Ongoing

COMPLETED
Currently working with 4 village theaters and this number will be increased to 8 theaters at the end of the year. There are 65 actors & actresses, playwrights and directors in 4 village theaters. To date, 6 games have been prepared and 22 representations have been made.

Providing health services as a public service

Home Care Services

OBJECTIVE
Increasing the quality of life with the services offered at their homes of the people of İzmir, who have difficulties in meeting their daily needs due to different health problems, and who have disadvantages in various aspects

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Within the framework of home care services, applicants are provided with home cleaning, self-care, psychosocial support and home exercise services.

PROJECT DURATION
Services are carried on during working hours on weekdays.

Providing childcare services as a public service

Child and Youth Centers (ÇOGEM)

OBJECTIVE
While it enables children between the ages of 7-14 to evaluate their time outside of school effectively and develop their skills, it aims to maintain a social support process that also includes their families.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Child and Youth Centers are centers established to support the development of children aged 7-14 in a pleasant and safe environment. Operating Child and Youth Centers, there are 9 ÇOGEM centers, namely Uzundere, Çiğli, Güzelbahçe, Toros, Örnekköy, Gümüşpala, Limontepe, Buca, Yenişehir.

Talehouse

OBJECTIVE
Talehouses, which are activity centers where the importance of early childhood education is emphasized with the understanding of social municipality, are planned around the axis of fairy tales through games and are organized in a way to include artistic activities intertwined with nature.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Talehouses are centers that include workshop practices created by considering the developmental characteristics of children aged 36 – 53 months in a holistic way. While children benefit from their own training programs according to appropriate age criteria, mothers of children who benefit from fairy tale houses are also employed in cooperation with the Vocational Factory in order to employ women in the field of employment. Participates in focused vocational and technical courses. There are a total of 14 fairy tale houses operating in Taurus, Bayraklı, Kadifekale, Tire, Örnekköy, Gümüşpala, Limontepe, Buca, Aliağa, Kemalpaşa, Kınık, Mersinli Yenişehir and Bornova.

PROJECT DURATION
It is planned that 20 Fairy Tale Houses will be operational by 2024.

Providing educational opportunities as a public service

Mediterranean for Kids

OBJECTIVE
Introducing children to the rich historical and cultural values of the Mediterranean geography of which they are a part of.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
It is a cultural heritage education program developed for children to get to know the geography they live in with its history, culture and nature, and to carry their values to future generations.
Education set; story books, teacher and student activity books, visual and audio videos.
The program, which can be applied to kindergarten, primary and secondary school age group children, is completed with ancient city tours after the workshop program in the classroom.

BUDGET (TL)
110.000

PROJECT DURATION
6 MONTHS

Autism Education and Awareness Center

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Within the scope of the project, it is envisaged that there will be Training Units related to Autism Awareness, Administrative Units, Training Areas for 0-6 & 6-12 age groups, Accommodation Units for Daily Life Skills, Conference Hall & Multi-Purpose Halls, Workshops, Social Units.

START DATE
2022

COMPLETED
We are continuing the pre-project works

Kültürpark Children's Discovery Workshops

OBJECTIVE
In the Center for Child Discovery Workshops, it is aimed to continue studies that contribute to the development of personal, social, scientific-technological research and design skills for children aged 7-14 on the basis of children’s rights, and to increase the capacity of accessible and innovative education in this direction.

Ensuring active civic engagement in city management

03

Involving non-governmental organisations in the decision-making process

Culture Office (Street Art Project)

OBJECTIVE
It was made to provide financial and in-kind support to street artists whose activities were stopped during the Covid 19 pandemic period.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Between March 2020 and December 2021, coordination and implementation was provided in order to provide in-kind and financial support to street artists. In this direction, 4 meetings were held with NGOs and professional associations representing street artists, and the needs were determined. An action plan has been prepared in line with the needs.

BUDGET (TL)
700.000 TL

PROJECT DURATION
1.5 years

START DATE
April 20

END DATE
December 21

COMPLETED
Within the scope of the project, live performance recordings with street artists were taken and published in digital channels. Financial support was provided to 240 street artists in line with the performances. In addition, due to the lack of access to hygiene and food products at the beginning of the pandemic period, food and hygiene packages were distributed to the artists.

City Council (Women's Council, Children's Council, Disabled Council, Youth Council and Working Groups) activities

OBJECTIVE
Izmir City Council
o It continues its activities on a voluntary basis with the philosophy of “Join, Let’s Manage Together”, and there are 19 working groups under it.
o Integrated Disaster Management Working Group
o Press Working Group
o Labor, Pensioners and Eyt Working Group
o Education Commission Working Group
o Migration and Refugee Working Group
o Climate Change and Ecology Working Group
o Izmir Destination and Branding Working Group
o Women’s Cooperatives Working Group
o Urban Innovation Working Group
o Personal Development Working Group
o Culture and Art Working Group
o Media and Communication Working Group
o Healthy Aging and Elderly Policies Working Group
o Strategic Plan Working Group
o NGO Relations Working Group
o Sustainable Development Working Group
o Agriculture Working Group
o Transport Working Group
o Local Development Working Group
o Izmir City Council was established pursuant to Article 76 of the Municipal Law No. 5393 and continues its activities with its affiliated assemblies. There are 4 councils in Izmir City Council.
o The Assembly for the Disabled aims to contribute to the formation of a Barrier-Free İzmir, where the needs of people with special needs are met, the society and the disabled are informed about the problems arising from discrimination, and equal and equalizing services, and there are 2 working groups under it.
o Disabled Mothers Working Group
o Handicapped Sports Working Group
The Women’s Assembly aims to take into account the needs of women, to increase their access to social support mechanisms and services, and to involve more women in decision-making for a women-friendly and egalitarian İzmir. There are 3 working groups under it.
o Women’s Labor and Employment Working Group Group
o Women and Law Working Group
o Gender Equality Working Group

The Children’s Assembly aims to have children take a role in the city administration, decision-making mechanisms and social life and represent them.
The Youth Assembly aims to increase the participation and representation of the youth in the city administration, decision-making mechanisms, and social life, and to increase the cooperation and solidarity among the youth in Izmir and Turkey.

Children's Municipality

OBJECTIVE
The structure of the Children’s Municipality supports the concepts of child participation, the realization of the ‘Child Friendly City’ perception and child participation in local governments.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
In order to develop participatory democracy, the Children’s Municipality aims to be a child-oriented system that supports children’s ability to openly express their thoughts, produce solutions, and actively participate in decision-making mechanisms, observe children’s rights and participate directly in the administration.

Preparing and implementing participatory strategic plan to ensure the sustainable and people-oriented development of the city

04

Providing equal and inclusive service to city residents

05

Policies to ensure and strengthen social, economic and political inclusion for all, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, economic or other status.

Legal Aid Tool for Justice

OBJECTIVE
Within the scope of the cooperation protocol signed between İzmir Bar Association and İzmir Metropolitan Municipality on 10.12.2020, it is aimed to make İzmir a “Human Rights Capital”. For the first time in Turkey, with the mission of a local government to provide equal and fair access to all city services for the people who have no financial means, children’s rights, women’s rights, combating violence and refugee rights, in order to support the access of urban residents to justice in areas where social injustice is intense and far from the city center. It is aimed to get direct and free legal support to those in need.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
The purpose of the Justice Tool, which firstly served in Limontepe district, is to provide this service free of charge to our compatriots who have never benefited from the assistance of a lawyer in their lifetime, and thus to prevent them from losing their rights.

Accessibility of the city, especially public buildings and public spaces (parks, sidewalks, beach, etc.)

Aceesible Izmir Projects and Disabled Inventory Creation (Helplessizmir Congress and Workshop, Red Flag, Parent Information and Education Center, Needs and Possibilities Workshop, Hand in Your Hand Project, Garden Therapy and Urban Health Project)

OBJECTIVE
The theme of the International Accessible Izmir Congress, which will be held every 2 years in 2021 for the 4th time, was determined as “Crisis Municipality and Access to Public Services” by the Engelsizmir Executive Board, due to the negative conditions of the pandemic, the congress was held in different workshops in a wider period of time with participants from the country and abroad. and it was decided to make it as a hybrid. In this context, Garden Therapy and Local Administrations Workshop, Parent Center, Needs and Possibilities Workshop, Pandemic, Earthquake and Disasters Crisis Municipal Workshop, as well as “National Cartoon Competition” and “National Short Film Contest” were organized.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
You Have My Hand Project: Supporting the solution-oriented productivity of children in their locales with art works, taking into account universal values, accompanied by raising awareness of children; thus contributing to social life and enabling them to take part in social life.
Parent Information and Education Center Project: To ensure that parents with disabled children in Turkey are also included in the services their children receive.
Red Flag: One of the important outputs of the Accessible İzmir 2013 Congress process, organized by the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, is the effort to give the ‘Red Flag’ to the indoor and outdoor spaces and transportation vehicles belonging to private or public institutions operating open to the public, which are made suitable for the access of people with disabilities.
Horticultural Therapy Garden Project: To improve the psychological-mental and physical well-being of participants through active or passive participation by structuring Therapeutic Horticulture (Gardening) programs. To create horticultural activity and therapy programs by completing the physical and design deficiencies of the existing garden.