Updated on 4 September 2026
Seeking DUT 2026 Consortium Partners — 15-Minute City & Cross-Cutting Innovation
Project Development Specialist at Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality
diyarbakır, Türkiye
About
Our focus areas:
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Food security and improving local food accessibility in urban neighbourhoods
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Strengthening local social networks and community cohesion
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Enhancing resident wellbeing and mitigating mental health challenges through urban design and public space
We are particularly interested in projects that aim to improve — or fundamentally rethink — how sustainable, healthy city life is created at the neighbourhood level, connecting food systems, social infrastructure, and mental health outcomes within the 15-minute city framework.
What we bring:
As a metropolitan municipality, DMM can contribute local implementation capacity, stakeholder engagement with civil society organisations, and a testbed neighbourhood/district for pilot activities.
What we are looking for:
We are open to joining as Co-applicant or Cooperation Partner, and welcome contact from research organisations, other municipalities, civil society organisations, and technology partners building consortia across any of the three DUT pathways.
Contact: Rozerin Tadik —Project Officer / Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, Project Coordination Unit
rozerintadik@diyarbakir.bel.tr
Type:
Looking to join a project / Looking for partners
Topic
- Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
- CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
Type
- Looking for partners to join a project
- Looking to join a project
Organisation
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
Community-led urban living lab in Thessaloniki
- Looking to join a project
- CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
Filippos Polatsidis
Project Manager at Pervolarides of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
Project cooperation
- Looking for partners to join a project
- CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
Hande Sayar
Project Specialist at Ankara Metropolitan Municipality
Ankara, Türkiye
Project cooperation
- Looking to join a project
- CUE Topic 2: Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- 15mC Topic 2: Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- CUE Topic 3:Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- Cross-cutting Topic 1: Adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- PED Topic 2: PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- PED Topic 3: Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
- 15mC Topic 3: Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
Burak Uzun
Project Specialist at Balikesir Metropolitan Municipality
Balikesir, Türkiye