ISTANBUL - Marmara Urban Forum will be held for the first time in Istanbul, Turkey on 1-3 October 2019 hosting more than 200 speakers from 25 countries and 3000 participants including 100 mayors, and the urban matters to be discussed include but are not limited to urban technologies, innovation, public space, immigration, climate change. Such stakeholders of the cities as NGO representatives, mayors, scholars from all around the world and Turkey are coming together on the same platform. The events are comprised of panels, parallel sessions, interviews, roundtables, workshops, concerts, exhibitions, competitions and technical trips organized for three days.
With Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF), Marmara Municipalities Union aims to establish an urban forum to be biennially organized at the international level. MARUF, to be held for the first time at the Istanbul Congress Center on 1-3 October 2019, will bring together all the stakeholders that play an important role in the design, transformation and management of cities, and different approaches to urban services and city management will be addressed together. The forum will provide the basis for sharing knowledge, experience and opportunities with more than 200 speakers from 25 countries and 3000 participants.
