Urban Talks Will Be Held As Part of Marmara Sea Day

Urban Talks, a series of conversations initiated by Marmara Municipalities Union, since 2016, enables the sharing of knowledge, experience, and debates surrounding various topics that impact cities and society. These discussions delve into areas such as urban space, transportation, environment, arts and culture, development, governance, social inclusion, and population movements.

Subject: Studies on the Sea of Marmara will be addressed by academia, non-governmental organizations, and municipalities. The program is planned to address the danger facing the Sea of Marmara, the solutions, and practices against this danger, from a technical as well as a social point of view.

*Cocktail and Underwater Photo Exhibit on the MMU Terrace at 17:00 (UTC+3).

Opening

Tahir Büyükakın, President of Marmara Municipalities Union and Mayor of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, Assoc. Prof.

Speakers

Ahmet Cihat Kahraman, Marmara Municipalities Union Environmental Management Coordinator, PhD.

Ahsen Yüksek, Istanbul University Institute of Marine Sciences and Management Faculty Member, Assoc. Prof.

Dağhan Mehmet Yazıcı, Deniz Temiz TURMEPA Association Environmental Projects Manager

Mesut Önem, Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection and Control Department Head

Mustafa Sarı, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Maritime Faculty Dean, Prof.

Tuğba Ölmez Hancı, Head of İSKİ Strategy Development Department, Prof.

Moderator

Asu Aksoy, Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Communication Lecturer, Prof.

When? 7 June, 18.00 (UTC+3)

Where? Marmara Municipalities Union - Sarıdemir Mah. Ragıp Gümüşpala Cad. No:10, 34134 Eminönü - Fatih/Istanbul, Turkey

Language? Turkish