Marmara Municipalities Union Publications

Care Policy Handbook for Local Governments

Urban Refugees of Marmara: Process Management of Municipalities

Local Diplomacy: Policies, practices and tools

Report

Care Policy Handbook for Local Governments

The Care Policy Handbook for Local Governments, prepared by Marmara Municipalities Union, has been published. The handbook offers a framework for local governments to design care services through a rights-based, inclusive, and sustainable approach by addressing the social and economic dimensions of care work.

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Report

MARUF25 Report

Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF), organized biennially by Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), addresses urban challenges and solutions from various perspectives. In 2025, the fourth edition of MARUF took place from October 1 to 3 at Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul, Türkiye.

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Report

Urban Refugees of Marmara: Process Management of Municipalities

The research report titled “Urban Refugees of Marmara: Process Management of Municipalities” has been published. The research was conducted in the Marmara Region of Turkey as a continuation of the report titled “Urban Refugees From “Detachment” to “Harmonization” - Syrian Refugees and Process Management of Municipalities: The Case of Istanbul” which was prepared in 2017 by Marmara Municipalities Union Migration Policy Center (MPC).

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Magazines

Urban - Cities Developing Solutions

The fifth edition of Urban, the compilation issue of the magazine Kent published by Marmara Municipalities Union with the motto “Cities Developing Solutions”, is now available.

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Book

Local Diplomacy: Policies, practices and tools

The book titled “Local Diplomacy” has been published by Marmara Municipalities Union Publications. It sheds light on the international relations of cities and local elements, whose role is growing on the global agenda.

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