The Union of Turkish World Municipalities Elected New Administrative Board Members
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TDBB, which aims to create a new dimension in the area of cooperation, experience and knowledge-sharing with its almost 1100 member municipalities from 26 countries, approved its new executive board members and new regulations in Extraordinary General Meeting which was held in 14 June 2014 in Ista
TDBB, which aims to create a new dimension in the area of cooperation, experience and knowledge-sharing with its almost 1100 member municipalities from 26 countries, approved its new executive board members and new regulations in Extraordinary General Meeting which was held in 14 June 2014 in Istanbul.
The meeting was attended by President of TDBB and Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu and also domestic and foreign mayors, council members and other guests.
Karaosmanoğlu: “We are the members of a great civilization which tries to main the individual to maintain the state”
In his opening speech, President of TDBB İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu underlined the objectives and activities of TDBB and said, “Our Union, which was established to work on urban management in the countries in which Turkish is spoken and which have commonalities with these countries in the sense of geography, history and culture, continues its activities in line with cooperation, development of brotherhood ties and local governments. It is our duty to develop relations among Turkic countries, to strengthen and our cultural bonds and keep our heritage to bequeath young generations; we shape our activities in this manner.”
After President’s opening speech, Head of Yunus Emre Institute Prof. Dr. Hayati Develi, Kyrgyzstan Union of Local Governments Jalalbek Baltagulov, Head of Azerbaijan Local Governments Agency Mehdi Selimzade and Vice President of Moldovo Union of Local Governments Silvia Turcanu held the floor; and the agenda of the meeting was discussed.
Erol Kaya was chosen as Head of Council Committee
Erol Kaya, founding president of TDBB and MP of Istanbul, was selected as the head of Council Committee, and Mehdi Selimzade- Head of Azerbaijan Local Governments Agency and TDBB Co-Chairman- and Deputy Mayor of Bulgaria Mineralni Bani Musa Çolak were approved as Committee members.
Kaya: “Mayors do not govern institutions but cities”
Erol Kaya spoke in the name of Council Committee and said, “Mayors do not govern institutions but cities. We should reflect the norms of our civilization to our institutions. TDBB should encourage activities which carry this notion and all the mayors should give importance to this perspective.”
After Kaya’s speech, former Executive Board was discharged and the new regulations of TDBB were accepted. Members of New Executive, Supervisory and Advisory Boards were elected and the meeting was ended with giving presents and plaques to the guests, announcing Dr. Fahri Solak as the new General Secretary and taking family photo with the participants.
The List of New Executive Members
|
Num |
Appellation |
Name and Surname |
| Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality/ Head of Union | İbrahim KARAOSMANOĞLU | |
|
1 |
Mayor of Bağcılar (İstanbul) | Lokman ÇAĞIRICI |
|
2 |
Mayor of Bahçelievler (İstanbul) | Osman DEVELİOĞLU |
|
3 |
Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality | Ahmet Edip UĞUR |
|
4 |
Mayor of Bayrampaşa (İstanbul) | Atila AYDINER |
|
5 |
Mayor of Beykoz (İstanbul) | Yücel ÇELİKBİLEK |
|
6 |
Mayor of Beyoğlu (İstanbul) | Ahmet Misbah DEMİRCAN |
|
7 |
Mayor of Bilecik | Selim YAĞCI |
|
8 |
Mayor of Bolu | Alaaddin YILMAZ |
|
9 |
Mayor of Çekmeköy (İstanbul) | Ahmet POYRAZ |
|
10 |
Mayor of Denizli Metropolitan Municipality | Osman ZOLAN |
|
11 |
Mayor of Düzce | Mehmet KELEŞ |
|
12 |
Mayor of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality | Mehmet SEKMEN |
|
13 |
Mayor of Gebze (Kocaeli) | Adnan KÖŞKER |
|
14 |
Mayor of Hendek (Sakarya) | Ali İNCİ |
|
15 |
Mayor of Karaman | Ertuğrul ÇALIŞKAN |
|
16 |
Mayor of Kartal (İstanbul) | Op. Dr. Altınok ÖZ |
|
17 |
Mayor of Kartepe (Kocaeli) | Hüseyin ÜZÜLMEZ |
|
18 |
Mayor of Kastamonu | Tahsin BABAŞ |
|
19 |
Mayor of Keçiören (Ankara) | Mustafa AK |
|
20 |
Mayor of Malatya Metropolitan Municipality | Ahmet ÇAKIR |
|
21 |
Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality | Burhanettin KOCAMAZ |
|
22 |
Mayor of Ordu Metropolitan Municipality | Enver YILMAZ |
|
23 |
Mayor of Pendik (İstanbul) | S. Kenan ŞAHİN |
|
24 |
Mayor of Sancaktepe (İstanbul) | İsmail ERDEM |
|
25 |
Mayor of Selçuklu (Konya) | Uğur İbrahim ALTAY |
|
26 |
Mayor of Şahinbey (Gaziantep) | Mehmet TAHMAZOĞLU |
|
27 |
Mayor of Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality | Orhan Fevzi GÜMRÜKÇÜOĞLU |
|
28 |
Mayor of Ümraniye (İstanbul) | Hasan CAN |
|
29 |
Mayor of Yozgat | Kazım ARSLAN |
|
30 |
Mayor of Zeytinburnu | Murat AYDIN |
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