Active Citizenship
Izmir Youth Municipality
Izmir Youth Municipality will bring a new harmony to youth studies in local governments with the participation of young people between the ages of 18-30. Izmir Youth Municipality, which will open its doors to young participants from 30 districts of İzmir, will play a very important role decision-making processes.
Youth Council, will exist within the structure of Izmir Youth Municipality, will primarily identify the problems of the city and especially the youth with eleven commissions and try to solve the problems. Youth Council of Izmir Youth Municipality meets on the last weekend of every month, except in case of emergency. The Youth Council evaluates and decides on the reports from the commissions throughout the month.
Commissions: Commissions are structures which our council members will reveal their ideas despite their problems regarding the city.
Environment and Climate Crisis Commission: This Commission deals with climate crisis, water scarcity and environmental disasters.
Gender commission: The working principle of the commission is to prepare ideas that will neutralize the unequal roles distributed by gender.
Barrier – Free İzmir commission: Detecting the problems of disabled individuals and their families. In addition, İt is the working principle of the commission to produce inclusive projects in social life and present them to the Izmir Youth Municipality.
Sports Health and Commission: The working principle of this commission is to investigate how to live healthier and higher quality life.
Social Servise Commission: The working principle of this commission is to prepare all kinds of service and activity plans that will increase the individual’s social ties.
Culture and Art Commission: The working principle of this commission is to protect different cultures and to make integrative efforts fort he youth of the city of Izmir.
Science and technology Comission: The working principle of this commission is to try to make young people the most accessible without keeping them away from science and technology.
Tourism and Promotion Commission: The working principle of this commission is to make Izmir a tourism center that young people will prefer first and to create the awareness that these lands should be protected as a heritage.
Education Commission: Defending the requirements of the right of education and supporting the efforts of young people to become intellectual individuals is the working principle of this commission.
Right and Law Commission: The working principle of this commission is to attract attention to injustices and unlawfulness and to express these issues .
CİTY COUNCIL YOUTH ASSEMBLY
The City Council Youth Assembly aims to increase the participation and representation of young people in city management, decision- making mechanisms , social life, and to increase cooperation and solidarity among young people in izmir and Turkey.