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Yalova Municipality

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www.yalova.bel.trYalova, Türkiye

About

Yalova Municipality is a coastal city government in the Marmara region of Türkiye, located on the southern shore of the Sea of Marmara, approximately 60 km from Istanbul. The municipality serves approximately 160,000 residents in a province of 370,000, with an economy anchored in thermal resources, Mediterranean-climate agriculture, maritime heritage, and a growing eco-tourism sector.

Our Climate Change and Zero Waste Directorate leads the city's environmental and climate action agenda. In 2026, Yalova was ranked among the top 15 Turkish municipalities by the Union of Turkish Municipalities (TBB) in the Zero Waste assessment, recognized for its innovation in waste transfer infrastructure, circular economy pilots, and climate governance.

Key municipal initiatives currently underway include an RDF-based waste transfer station, a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) pilot planned for 2027, a textile waste consolidation network, a cigarette butt street-litter research and awareness programme, the Yalova 2030 low-carbon mobility strategy (electric buses and e-minibuses), and SECAP (Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan) development with MARKA Development Agency technical support. The directorate also operates smart management dashboards and digital complaint-resolution systems.

Yalova Municipality is actively developing Horizon Europe consortium partnerships. Current engagements include early-stage proposals and ongoing discussions around climate adaptation and disaster risk (Climate Symphony framework), Marmara coastal cluster collaboration (OCEANX framework), and a circular bioeconomy living-lab initiative (CIRCBIO ).

As a mid-sized coastal municipality with strong political commitment to climate action, an active R&D culture, and a ready piloting ground, Yalova offers European partners a reliable local implementation environment. We welcome research cooperation, pilot and demonstration partnerships, consortium participation, and joint applications under Horizon Europe Cluster 6.

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Representatives

Director, Climate Chance and Zero Waste Depertmant

Yalova Municipality

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  • Project cooperation

    CL6-2027-CIRCBIO-01-two-stage: Yalova Living-Lab — Turkish coastal municipality seeks CCRI consortium partners

    Yalova Municipality (Türkiye, Marmara coast) — a TBB Top-15 Zero Waste city — offers a real-world living-lab for CIRCBIO-01-two-stage (CCRI) and seeks consortium partners in biowaste valorization, DRS, and circular governance.

    • Early stage
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-02-CLIMATE-01-two-stage: Open topic: Innovative solutions for the European Water Resilience Strategy
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-03-GOVERNANCE-03: International dimension of the circular bio-based economy: seeking win-win opportunities
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-05: Innovative circular solutions for end-of-life footwear through collection, sorting and recycling
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-ZEROPOLLUTION-02: Developing effective air quality planning strategies through innovative multi-scale modelling
    • HORIZON-CL6-2027-01-CIRCBIO-01-two-stage: Deploying circular systemic solutions through living labs in cities and regions (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative topic)
    Author

    Director, Climate Chance and Zero Waste Depertmant at Yalova Municipality

    Yalova, Türkiye