Project cooperationUpdated on 21 October 2025
Looking for Partnerships - Collaborations!
About
Osmangazi Municipality is the largest district municipality of Bursa, Türkiye, serving over 900,000 residents in the historic heart of the city. Located within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Osmangazi combines rich cultural heritage with forward-looking sustainable urban development. Our municipality actively implements projects that protect historical assets, enhance urban health, and improve the quality of life for citizens.
We have extensive experience in EU-funded and international cooperation projects, including Horizon Europe and Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) initiatives. Our portfolio covers themes such as:
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Sustainable urban mobility and 15-Minute City concepts
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Cultural heritage preservation and adaptive reuse
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Climate adaptation and resilience
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Circular economy and food waste prevention
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Urban health and inclusive public space design
Why partner with us?
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Strong institutional capacity with a dedicated R&D and Project Development Department.
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Proven track record in managing EU projects as partner.
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Access to unique pilot areas blending historic urban fabric, industrial heritage, and modern urban challenges.
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Committed local stakeholders and political support ensuring long-term project impact.
For DUT Call 2025, we are particularly interested in collaborations on sustainable urban transitions, heritage-led regeneration, green and blue infrastructure, climate resilience, and innovative community engagement models. Osmangazi offers an ideal real-life laboratory to test and scale innovative solutions in an urban context where history and modernity meet.
Contact: berkaysalman@osmangazi.bel.tr
Topic
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- 15mC topic 1 – Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on the travel experience
- 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- 15mC topic 3 – Mobility policymaking in context of radical contestation
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
- PED topic 3 – PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies
Type
- Looking to join a project
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Odunpazarı Municipality – Heritage, Sustainability and Inclusive Urban Futures
- Looking to join a project
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
Bedir Sarıcı
Team Leader at Odunpazarı Municipality
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Project cooperation
- Looking to join a project
- Looking for partners to join a project
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- PED topic 3 – PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- 15mC topic 3 – Mobility policymaking in context of radical contestation
- 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
- 15mC topic 1 – Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on the travel experience
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
Eleni Vlachou
Officer at the Department of Implementation and Surrost of National and EU programs at DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION AMFIKTYONIES S.A.
Lamia, Greece
Project cooperation
- Looking to join a project
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- PED topic 3 – PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- 15mC topic 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- CUE topic 3 – Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
- 15mC topic 1 – Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on the travel experience
- PED topic 2 – Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
Stéphane Cagnot
Director at DEDALE | Urban and social innovation
Paris, France