Bursa Metropolitan bureaucrats make a sortie to Istanbul.

Mehmet Yıldız, the Deputy Secretary General of the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, along with accompanying municipal bureaucrats, visited Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu to exchange ideas on the common problems of neighboring cities and proposed solutions to be developed together.

Deputy Secretary General Mehmet Yıldız of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, along with Pınar Işıkyıldız, the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations; Güney Özkılınç, the Head of the Department of Urban History and Promotion and the Acting Head of the Department of Press, Publication, and Public Relations; Şafak Baba Pala, the Head of the Department of Culture and Social Affairs; Sezen Uğurlu, the Head of the Department of Social Services; Gökay Azak, the Head of the Department of Youth and Sports Services; Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Aksoy, the President of the Bursa City Council; Elvan Atay Özkan, the Secretary General of the Bursa City Council; and branch managers affiliated with the departments made a visit to Istanbul.

First, Mehmet Yıldız and the accompanying delegation visited Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu in his office, where they assessed the common problems of neighboring cities and proposed solutions to be developed together. During the visit, which took place in a friendly atmosphere, the development of mutual cooperation areas was also discussed. At the end of the visit, in memory of the day, Mehmet Yıldız presented a painting of Hacivat and Karagöz to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.

Mehmet Yıldız and the accompanying bureaucrats later met with Mahir Polat, the Deputy Secretary General of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and department heads as part of the ‘Experience Sharing Meeting’. During the meeting, where information and experiences were shared between the two cities, ideas were exchanged to provide better services to citizens. Mehmet Yıldız and his team also visited Beyoğlu Mayor İnan Güney in his office to evaluate possible works to provide better services.

Thanking Ekrem İmamoğlu and the bureaucrats of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for their hospitality, Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Mehmet Yıldız said, “We had the opportunity to exchange ideas on many issues with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. We thank our mayor for his kind hospitality and generosity. We will continue to produce projects for the benefit of our cities and our citizens and improve our services every day. We will continue to work for the development of our cities and the well-being of our people.”