TDBB May Executive Board Meeting Held via Video Conference

The May Executive Board Meeting of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities (TDBB) took place on May 30, 2023, through a video conference. The meeting was chaired by Uğur İbrahim Altay, the President of TDBB and the Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality. Attendees included TDBB Secretary-General Fahri Solak, TDBB Executive Board members, Yücel Yılmaz, the Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, Ömer Arısoy, the Mayor of Zeytinburnu Municipality, Yasin Özlü, the Mayor of Başiskele Municipality, and Mehmet Tahmazoğlu, the Mayor of Şahinbey Municipality. The meeting began with Fahri Solak, the TDBB Secretary-General, providing an update on the activities and agenda since the last Board of Directors meeting held on March 21, 2023. The agenda included discussions on various topics. It was decided to support and represent TDBB at the "513th Ayvaz Dede Festival" to be held in Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2023. Furthermore, TDBB's participation was confirmed for the opening ceremony of the "Kusein Karasaev Museum Improvement and Environmental Arrangement Project" in Kyrgyzstan, which was completed in collaboration with Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Gebze Municipality, and Uçhisar (Nevşehir) Municipality, scheduled for May 31 to June 3, 2023. Additionally, TDBB was designated to represent at the international conference titled "The Place of Kaşgarlı Mahmut in World Science," organized by TÜRKSOY and held in Kyrgyzstan on June 1-2, 2023. TDBB was also invited to attend the "Traditional Sabantuy Program" organized by Nijnekamsk Municipality (Tatarstan) from June 16-19, 2023, and efforts were underway to enhance cooperation and implement joint projects and activities between TDBB and the Ministry of Labor of Uzbekistan through the signing of a "Cooperation Protocol." Furthermore, coordination was being carried out between TDBB and the Central Asian Local Government Academy of Kyrgyzstan to develop cooperation and implement joint projects and activities. TDBB was also working on establishing a sister city relationship between Tüp Municipality (Kyrgyzstan) and Rize Municipality and between Nookat Municipality (Kyrgyzstan) and Altınova Municipality (Yalova) under TDBB's coordination. In addition, it was decided to publish the book "The Ottoman Empire in Historical Russian Maps" as part of TDBB publications, and upon the request of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Police General Directorate, Konya Metropolitan Municipality would organize a specialized training program on "Fire Prevention and Firefighting" for the Police Fire Department. Moreover, the membership application of Jowhar Municipality (Somalia) to the Union was presented to the Board of Directors with a favorable opinion. Lastly, it was determined that the June Board of Directors Meeting of TDBB would be hosted by Rize Municipality in Rize from June 19-21, 2023.