The objectives of the Istanbul Green Area Management System Strategy Document include ensuring social participation, increasing environmental awareness, strengthening social cohesion among urban residents and ensuring social justice. takes. Strategies that emerge with these goals; It gives reference to many participation projects, some of which are currently underway and some of which are planned. Thanks to these projects and new design approaches, it is planned to increase the green areas and parks in Istanbul from the status of an area to be visited by Istanbulites of all ages and walks to the level of areas where educational-instructional-entertaining activities take place, where they can socialize. You can participate in the projects detailed below or take part as a volunteer. You will be contacted when you fill out the form below.

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Workshops

Works on open and green spaces in Istanbul are planned by taking the ideas of the citizens from the first stages. The most effective method used for this is the workshops where the studies are introduced and ideas are developed with the participants. Information and reports on the completed workshops here you can attend future workshops by filling out the form.

Contests

Participatory approaches are also followed in the design of open and green spaces. It is aimed to design the spaces of Istanbul with architects, city and regional planners, urban designers and project managers. konkur.istanbul You can follow. 

Workshops

Many workshops are held in open and green spaces for the participation of citizens. In this context, you can participate in the We Bring the City together with Art and Istanbul's Children Design their Parks events, Art and Design workshops and Children and Art workshops, and you can volunteer to take part.

Events

The events held in various open and green areas open to the participation of all citizens are as follows. You can follow the social media accounts to be informed about the events and participate in the events you are interested in by filling out the form, and you can volunteer to take part.
• Open Air Cinema
• Children and Kite Festival
• Urban Heritage Hunt
• Children Know Nature
• Istanbul Lighting Festival
• Mobile Playgrounds
• Explore Nature with Photography
• Wildlife Observation Event
• Forest Week Meetings
• Children's Science Festival
• City Game

Tutorials

As well as local governments, citizens have responsibilities in the protection and development of open and green spaces in the city. With this awareness, trainings are organized for all citizens of the city. The trainings are diversified on topics such as energy efficiency, urban agriculture and gardening. You can follow the social media accounts to be informed about the trainings and participate in the trainings you are interested in by filling out the form.

Contributory Design Practices

The participation of citizens in the design phase of open and green spaces is considered important. Various participatory design projects are carried out in order to get the ideas of the people who will use these areas in the design of parks, in-park equipment and other elements. These projects can be summarized as follows:

The aim of the Children of Istanbul Designing Parks project is to ensure that children's playgrounds, which are currently insufficient, are designed and implemented together with children and under the leadership of children, with the understanding of participatory municipalism and active citizenship experience and belonging among children. to develop their sense of belonging and to contribute to their awareness of their talents and interests. Beykoz Akbaba Village The work carried out for the Park is a good example for this project. You can suggest a suitable area for similar applications in your neighborhood, and be a part of the project that will take place starting from the design stage.
 
The aim of the We Bring the City Together with Art project is to bring art together with nature, to contribute to the art culture of İBB employees, to prevent structural pollution in the city, to eliminate the maintenance costs of wall and garden transformations, instead of the image of an empty wall, to add a longer-term aesthetic value. 200 meters long graffiti application in Fikirtepe is a good example for this project. You can be involved in similar projects to be implemented.
 
Together Here It is the whole of design workshops to be organized with design students and designers in the public spaces of Istanbul, based on the participation of users within the context of the project. The workshops also include the application of the ideas that emerged by evaluating the potentials, problems and needs identified in the relevant subject. For each workshop, a different coordinator and designers from Istanbul, selected by open call, work together. The workshops are under the titles of Transformation of Idle Spaces, Practical Design and Public Space Design Experiments. You can also participate in the announced workshops by following their social media accounts.

Interactive Field Applications and Tactical Urbanism Projects aim to initiate long-term changes with short-term and low-cost interventions. , organization or citizen-led projects. They can be carried out by many groups and/or institutions, including local communities, concerned citizens, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local governments. Tuzla Valley of Life Interactive Area Application is a good example of these projects. You can suggest a suitable area for similar applications in your neighborhood, and be a part of the project that will take place starting from the design stage.

Green Space Volunteers Project

In order to increase social participation in Istanbul and to develop the sense of belonging in the city; It is a project developed for citizens who want to support trees, benches and playgrounds in areas determined specifically for the project, such as neighborhoods, beaches, village parks, groves and urban forests under the responsibility of the Department of Park, Garden and Green Areas. Istanbul residents; it is integrated using different methods such as plaque/tag/QR, which includes the stories they want to share, their memories or the messages they want to convey to their loved ones; It will be possible to purchase "trees", "banks" or "playgrounds" and within the scope of the project, these supports will be located and maintained in our green areas selected by the citizens among the project-specific areas under the responsibility of the IMM Park, Garden and Green Areas Department. Within the scope of the project, "My Tree is Yours", "My Bank is Yours", "My Game is Yours" and then "My Park is Yours" will be implemented and social participation will be increased. You can also support this project.

Afforestation of Ancient Mine Sites

With the afforestation works to be carried out in cooperation with the IMM Directorate of Urban Ecological Systems, IMM Environmental Protection Directorate and ISTAC, by giving the people of Istanbul and NGOs the opportunity to participate on a voluntary basis, in the old mining areas whose rehabilitation has been completed. It is aimed to improve the areas to join the existing green areas of Istanbul and to support the wildlife. You can support this project as an individual or corporate.