{"id":17185,"date":"2026-02-27T19:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frd.ibb.istanbul\/en\/?p=17185"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:38:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T16:38:05","slug":"solidarity-visit-to-istanbul-by-eurocities-and-b40-leaders-in-support-of-local-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frd.ibb.istanbul\/en\/solidarity-visit-to-istanbul-by-eurocities-and-b40-leaders-in-support-of-local-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity Visit to Istanbul by Eurocities and B40 Leaders in Support of Local Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='flex_column_table av-1o2pe9s-13c2de29879b61853dac05b96bdbdce9 sc-av_three_fifth av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1o2pe9s-13c2de29879b61853dac05b96bdbdce9\">\n.flex_column.av-1o2pe9s-13c2de29879b61853dac05b96bdbdce9{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:40px 40px 40px 40px;\nbackground-color:#f7f7f7;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1o2pe9s-13c2de29879b61853dac05b96bdbdce9 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7{\npadding-bottom:15px;\ncolor:#000000;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#000000;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m6hy2o9e-4e04d3d5f564b66b2c44a77bc6149ec7 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Solidarity Visit to Istanbul by Eurocities and B40 Leaders in Support of Local Democracy<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m6hy10zs-fa03d413a29269eeee09783dc4426e82 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>25-26 February, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m6hxzcz4-e253dc151b45afaf01b44559e6cd9cc8\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m6hxzcz4-e253dc151b45afaf01b44559e6cd9cc8 .avia_textblock{\ntext-align:justify;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m6hxzcz4-e253dc151b45afaf01b44559e6cd9cc8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A high-level local government delegation, led by Mathias De Clercq, Mayor of Ghent and the President of Eurocities, which is one of Europe\u2019s leading platforms for intercity cooperation, of which Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) is a member; and Tomislav Toma\u0161evi\u0107, Mayor of Zagreb and the President of the B40 Network paid an official visit to Istanbul on 25\u201326 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The visit was carried out to reaffirm their strong commitment to local democracy and to convey messages of solidarity to Mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem \u0130mamo\u011flu. The delegation also included the Mayor of Oslo Eirik Lae Solberg, the Mayor of Arezzo Gianni Rossi, the Deputy Mayor of Paris Jean-Luc Romero, the Director General for International Relations of the Municipality of Madrid Jose Francisco Antonaya, and Andr\u00e9 Sobczak, Secretary General of Eurocities.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the programme, the delegation met at the IMM headquarters in Sara\u00e7hane with IMM Acting Mayor Nuri Aslan and Ms. Dilek Kaya \u0130mamo\u011flu, the spouse of Mayor Ekrem \u0130mamo\u011flu. The meeting underlined the importance of solidarity among cities.<\/p>\n<p>Following the programme in Sara\u00e7hane, the delegation proceeded to Silivri.<\/p>\n<p>The visit concluded with a dinner hosted by Acting Mayor Nuri Aslan at Emirgan Beyaz K\u00f6\u015fk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-164s82o-43fee52658aa7527742db311581fb27f\">\n.flex_column.av-164s82o-43fee52658aa7527742db311581fb27f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nbackground-color:#f7f7f7;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-164s82o-43fee52658aa7527742db311581fb27f av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  no_margin flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-m6hxzmeu-946ecb4619cee46f61c0ee7383f0dd60 avia-slideshow-large av_slideshow avia-slide_up-slider  avia-builder-el-5  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