Mayors Summit

Organized by Marmara Municipalities Union, Mayors' Summit brings together the member mayors around an agenda that is determined every year.

Mayors Summit, organized by Marmara Municipalities Union, gathers the member mayors around an agenda every year, and creates a suitable environment for sharing experience and knowledge.

Mayors of Marmara Region listen to the inspirational speeches of experts in various fields including but not limited to communication, management, economy, and disaster management at Summit and they discuss the problems and solutions of the municipalities in the Local Government Issues Negotiation Platform which is an important part of the summit.

Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF)

Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) is an international urban forum organized by Marmara Municipalities Union biennially in the megacity of Istanbul, Türkiye.

Golden Ant Awards

With Golden Ant Awards, evaluations are made in certain project categories within the scope of different administrative categories.

Urban Talks

Urban Talks is a series of talks that allow information, experience sharing and discussion on issues affecting cities and society such as urban space, transportation, environment, culture and arts, development, governance, social inclusion, population movements.

Marmara Sea Symposium

The topics discussed and the papers presented in each of the Marmara Sea Symposiums were compiled and brought together with the readers from Marmara Municipalities Union Culture Publications.

Smart Cities Summit

A smart cities approach that aims to build sustainable cities that use all resources efficiently and offer high living standards to their residents.

World City Network Meeting

With World City Network Meeting, inter-urban relations on both global and regional scales are discussed from various perspectives such as globalization, urban image, real estate market, production of urban space; and qualitative and quantitative research approaches, collection and visualization of urban data, and data-based evaluation systems for cities are discussed.

Local Governments Finance Summit

Local Governments Finance Summit is an event that aims to use financial resources more efficiently for municipalities and to reach different resources through alternative ways.

International Children’s City Congress

MMU carries out its Children’s City studies through a congress program complemented by workshops and seminars, bringing together expert assessments and a participatory framework that enables children to engage in discussions on their own needs and the issues affecting them.

Kebikeç Seminars

Set out with questions such as “How are book and library efforts carried out in Türkiye?” and “How can the challenges facing the profession be addressed?”, Kebikeç Seminar series aim to provide a panorama of contemporary perspectives on librarianship. The series features insights into library traditions and models in Türkiye and around the world, alongside personal reflections on diverse perspectives on the book and different approaches to research.