The Union of Municipalities of Turkiye (UMT) serves as the national coordinator of European Mobility Week (EMW), a European Commission initiative celebrated annually from September 16 to 22 to encourage cities and municipalities to adopt and promote sustainable transport measures.
As in previous years, municipalities across Türkiye actively participated in the 2026 EMW campaign with the support of UMT, organizing various activities to promote sustainable urban mobility.
Municipalities that participated in all three of the following categories during the EMW campaign are eligible to apply for the European Mobility Week Award as “Golden Participants”:
Organized at least one activity related to the annual theme,
Planned or implemented permanent mobility measures,
Organized a “Car-Free Day” event.
Applications for the awards are now open, with a submission deadline of October 31, 2026. All applications must be submitted in English.
This year, 25 municipalities from Türkiye are eligible to apply for the award.
The following municipalities are eligible to submit applications:
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality
Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Konya Metropolitan Municipality
Manisa Metropolitan Municipality
Mersin Metropolitan Municipality
Tekirdağ Metropolitan Municipality
Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality
Sivas Municipality
Yalova Municipality
Ataşehir Municipality, Istanbul
Bakırköy Municipality, Istanbul
Çorlu Municipality, Tekirdağ
Didim Municipality, Aydın
Fethiye Municipality, Muğla
Karabağlar Municipality, İzmir
Menteşe Municipality, Muğla
Mudanya Municipality, Bursa
Sancaktepe Municipality, Istanbul
Bulancak Municipality, Giresun
Kahta Municipality, Adıyaman
Lüleburgaz Municipality, Kırklareli
Hozat Municipality, Tunceli
Türkeli Municipality, Sinop
The municipalities are listed according to their administrative categories: metropolitan municipalities, provincial municipalities, metropolitan district municipalities and district municipalities.
The application guide is provided below.
To access the application portal, click here.