Updated on 16 September 2025
Odunpazarı Municipality – Heritage, Sustainability and Inclusive Urban Futures
About
Odunpazarı, with a population of 430,000, is a historically and culturally vibrant district located in the city of Eskişehir, Türkiye. The city is renowned for its traditional houses, museums, handicrafts, university students and strong social life. The municipality is at the forefront of innovative initiatives in the areas of sustainability, social inclusion and circular urban development, in addition to preserving this cultural heritage.
Odunpazarı Municipality is committed to developing projects that link cultural identity with green and resilient urban policies. The municipality has been actively involved in initiatives on climate adaptation, circular economy, social services, and participatory urban planning, working closely with local universities, NGOs, cooperatives, and residents.
Within the framework of the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership, Odunpazarı Municipality is particularly interested in the following themes:
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Resilient green and social infrastructure
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Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
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Public procurement to foster urban greening and circularity
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Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
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Ensuring positive socio-economic impact: PEDs in local economies and energy markets
By joining DUT projects, Odunpazarı Municipality aims to exchange knowledge, co-create solutions, and implement pilot activities that combine cultural vitality, social well-being, and environmental sustainability for a more resilient urban future.
Contact: bedirsarici@odunpazari.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 2 – Reimagining parking – transforming urban parking policies
- 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
Type
- Looking to join a project
Organisation
Similar opportunities
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
- Looking for partners to join a project
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- CUE topic 2 – Sustainable tourism – circular benefits and challenges
- PED topic 1 – Driving a just transition: PED strategies in social and subsidised housing
Monika Šmiralová
urban planner,architect at Slovak University of Technology
Bratislava, Slovakia
Project cooperation
Circular Urban Economies Project Matching
- CUE topic 1 – Resilient green and social infrastructure
- 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
Ezgi Ayan
Project Expert at Muğla Metropolitan Municipality
Muğla, Türkiye