2017 Healthy Cities Best Practice Competition Awards Have Found Their Owners

2017 Healthy Cities Best Practice Awards of Turkish Healthy Cities Association contest, to which 35 member municipalities applied with 103 projects, have found their owners.

The members of the jury, whose chairman is Ankara University Faculty of Political Science, E. Inst. Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş, consist of Uludağ University Faculty of Architecture Dean and the Member of THCA Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Nilüfer Akıncıtürk, Uludağ University Faculty of Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering and the Member of THCA Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Feza Karaer, Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Public Health E. Inst. and the Member of THCA Advisory Board Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emel İrgil, Osmangazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty Member and the Member of THCA Advisory Board Assoc. Prof. Dr. İnci Parlaktuna, Abdullah Gül University Faculty of Architecture, the Head of City and Regional Planning Department and the Member of THCA Advisory Board Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asım Mustafa Ayten and Turkish Healthy Cities Association Director Murat AR.

The jury evaluated 103 projects in total as follows: 11 projects in the Metropolitan Municipalities, Social Responsibility category, 6 projects in the Healthy City Planning category, 9 projects in the Healthy Life category and 13 projects in the Healthy Environment category;

17 projects in the Metropolitan District Municipality, Social Responsibility category, 12 projects in the Healthy City Planning category, 10 projects in the Healthy Living category and 17 projects in the Healthy Environment category;

3 projects in the Province Municipalities, Social Responsibility category 3,1 project in the Healthy Living category and 2 projects in the Healthy Environment category;

2 projects in the Province District Municipalities, Healthy City Planning category.

The municipalities that have won the competition as a result of the evaluation are
respectively,

2017 HEALTHY CITIES BEST PRACTICE COMPETITION RESULTS
METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CATEGORY

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality – “Town Museum” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality – “In Every Moment We Are With You With the Mukhtar Information System” project

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES HEALTHY LIFE CATEGORIES

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality – “European Bicycle Contest” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality – “Smart Elderly Care and
Coordination Center” project

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY HEALTHY CITY PLANNING CATEGORY

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality – “International Sky City Park” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality – “Urla Bademler Cooperative Natural Habitat Village” project

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT CATEGORY

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Samsun Metropolitan Municipality – “Samsun Coasts Are Flapping with Blue Flag” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality – “Detection of Protection and Rehabilitation of the Monumental Trees “project

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

CATEGORY

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Nilüfer Municipality – “The Game Does Not Accept Obstacle” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Urla Municipality – “My school is Near Me/ Community Based Children Play Rooms “project

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES HEALTHY LIFE CATEGORIES

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Cankaya Municipality – “Voluntary Testing and Consultancy Unit” project

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY HEALTHY CITY PLANNING

CATEGORY

THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Urla Municipality – “Balıkova Recreation Area Is Entrusted to Its Villagers” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Cankaya Municipality – “Adapting to Climate Change Through the Rain Harvest” project

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT

CATEGORY
THE WINNER OF THE AWARD IS
Kadıköy Municipality – “Prevention of Asbestos Pollution in Construction Sites and Recycling of Recyclable Waste” project

JURY’S SPECIAL AWARD
Gebze Municipality – “Vegetable Organic Fertilizer From Domestic Waste” project

The awards will be given at the conference hosted by the Metropolitan Municipality of Kahramanmaras on 25-27 October 2017.