Best Practice in Politics
We curate exemplary political work that successfully tackles today’s most pressing issues. This platform is a hub of tried and tested best practices in politics.

A Community of Solidarity for Ukraine
Büyükçekmece’s response to the war in Ukraine goes beyond aid, bringing together local residents, children, and institutions to deliver lasting humanitarian and psychosocial support.

Citizens of Ankara: Re-Assemble!
This innovative Citizens’ Assembly fosters trust and engagement among citizens and local stakeholders, building a more resilient and cohesive social and political landscape across the City of Ankara.

CLocalization: Community-Driven Climate Adaptation
Konak’s CLocalization project put citizens, including refugees, youth, and people with disabilities, at the centre of local climate planning, turning community input into 42 concrete policy actions.

Co-Create, Co-Manage
Through neighbourhood meetings, digital tools, and AI-supported analysis across 64 neighbourhoods, Nilüfer put citizens at the heart of its strategic planning process.

Izmir’s Collaborative Open Office: Governing Together
İzmir is redesigning how decisions are made within its municipality – replacing top-down hierarchies with collaborative, mission-based teams to make local government faster, more transparent and more accountable.

Join the Future!
Nilüfer Municipality gives young people a permanent seat at the table, embedding youth participation directly into strategic planning and local governance.

Multi-Purpose Community Centre
A multi-purpose community centre is established, in order to address some of the challenges posed by a large number of refugees moving into the municipality, open to locals and refugees.

Our Compass is Digital Participation!
Nilüfer turned its 15-year-old neighbourhood committee model into Türkiye’s first digital local election, making civic participation more accessible, inclusive, and representative than ever before.

Rasimpaşa Age-Friendly Neighbourhood
Kadıköy’s Rasimpaşa project puts older residents in the driving seat of neighbourhood planning, using their lived experiences to shape concrete, age-friendly urban policies.

Üsküdar 2050 Spatial Vision
Üsküdar 2050 reimagines how a major Istanbul district plans its future, combining citizen input, digital mapping, and evidence-based analysis into a transparent and replicable governance model.

A Community of Solidarity for Ukraine
Büyükçekmece’s response to the war in Ukraine goes beyond aid, bringing together local residents, children, and institutions to deliver lasting humanitarian and psychosocial support.

Citizens of Ankara: Re-Assemble!
This innovative Citizens’ Assembly fosters trust and engagement among citizens and local stakeholders, building a more resilient and cohesive social and political landscape across the City of Ankara.

CLocalization: Community-Driven Climate Adaptation
Konak’s CLocalization project put citizens, including refugees, youth, and people with disabilities, at the centre of local climate planning, turning community input into 42 concrete policy actions.

Co-Create, Co-Manage
Through neighbourhood meetings, digital tools, and AI-supported analysis across 64 neighbourhoods, Nilüfer put citizens at the heart of its strategic planning process.

Izmir’s Collaborative Open Office: Governing Together
İzmir is redesigning how decisions are made within its municipality – replacing top-down hierarchies with collaborative, mission-based teams to make local government faster, more transparent and more accountable.

Join the Future!
Nilüfer Municipality gives young people a permanent seat at the table, embedding youth participation directly into strategic planning and local governance.

Multi-Purpose Community Centre
A multi-purpose community centre is established, in order to address some of the challenges posed by a large number of refugees moving into the municipality, open to locals and refugees.

Our Compass is Digital Participation!
Nilüfer turned its 15-year-old neighbourhood committee model into Türkiye’s first digital local election, making civic participation more accessible, inclusive, and representative than ever before.

Rasimpaşa Age-Friendly Neighbourhood
Kadıköy’s Rasimpaşa project puts older residents in the driving seat of neighbourhood planning, using their lived experiences to shape concrete, age-friendly urban policies.

Üsküdar 2050 Spatial Vision
Üsküdar 2050 reimagines how a major Istanbul district plans its future, combining citizen input, digital mapping, and evidence-based analysis into a transparent and replicable governance model.
