Participating towns and cities

Türkiye Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) , Türkiye

Website:
https://www.gaziantep.bel.tr/tr
Population:
2.164.134 inhabitants
Department:
Department of Transportation
Contact:
Seda KÖRDEVE
15 Temmuz Mah. 148168 No'lu Sokak No: 12 Mehmet Şimşek Tenis Kompleksi Şehitkamil / GAZİANTEP
27000 Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi
(++90) 05336298810
Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) already registered 9x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2002

Participation 2024

Find more information about Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) here.

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK , taking into account the annual theme.

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Lucky Bicycle Wheel Draw
- Participating in the live broadcast for the opening of the European Mobility Week
- ‘Lucky Bicycle Wheel Draw “at the Ottoman Garden in Galle Park & Tasting local delicacies
- Installing bicycle and pedestrian counters and initiating the counting
- Transportation personnel commuting to work by bicycle throughout the week.
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Pedaling in the Sky
- Pedaling in the sky with air bikes joined by Sister City representatives at Galle Park
- Implementing smart bus stop initiatives
- Transportation personnel commuting to work by bicycle throughout the week.
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Creating Bicycle Parking Areas
- Setting up and promoting bicycle parking areas.
- Providing bicycle awareness training to bus drivers.
- Transportation personnel commuting to work by bicycle throughout the week.
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Scooter Tour to the National (People’s) Garden
- A scooter tour to the National (People’s) Garden, the historical 25 December Panorama Museum, and the Gaziantep Culinary Arts Center, where local Gaziantep flavors were served.
- Transportation personnel commuting to work by bicycle throughout the week.
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Raising Awareness Campaign
- Raising awareness about pedestrian crossing
- Transportation personnel commuting to work by bicycle throughout the week.
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Sport Unites with Art
- Assembling bicycle garbage bins.
- Preparing EMW icons with mosaic art, which is an important symbol of Gaziantep during the mosaic workshop

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) implements, planned or promotes one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc) planned
Develop public bicycle hiring and sharing systems planned
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) implemented
Installation of charging points for e-bikes planned
Launch of free-floating bike-sharing schemes planned
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets planned
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) planned
Extension or creation of new greenways planned
Public transport services
Improvement and extension of the public transport network (creation of HOV lanes for public transport modes, new stops, new lines, reserved areas etc) promotion
Improvement and extension of the public transport services (express services, increase frequency etc) planned
Use of ecological vehicles for public transport fleets implemented
Development of new technologies to improve public transport planned
Launch of integrated services for the various public transport modes promotion
The development of accessible transport services for all promotion
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools promotion
Reduction of outside parking zones promotion
Create park and ride stations promotion
New traffic regulations: traffic circulation and parking promotion
Elaboration of new residential areas promotion
Introduction or expansion of Urban Vehicle Access Regulation Scheme planned
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements promotion
Create wheelchair ramps promotion
Lowering of pavements promotion
Enlargement of pavements promotion
Elaboration of sound devices in traffic lights promotion
Removal of architectonic barriers promotion
Launch of accessibility plans promotion
Create useful tool for people with reduced mobility promotion
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Launch of online car-pooling and car-sharing schemes promotion
Responsible car-use (eco-driving etc) promotion
Use of clean vehicles promotion
Charging points for electric vehicles promotion
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) planned
Testing automated vehicles planned
Freight distribution
New regulations for freight distribution promotion
Use of clean vehicles promotion
Create new platforms for freight transfer promotion
Introducing cargo bikes promotion
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans promotion
Adoption of school travel plans promotion
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) promotion
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns promotion
Elaboration of educational materials promotion
Development of travel plans / mobility plans in consultation with local stakeholders promotion
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers promotion
Permanent access restriction to city centres promotion
Launch of seamless transport modes to facilitate access to business areas or other social areas promotion
Create systems for buses and walking trains promotion
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places promotion
Organisation of regular fora or surveys on public opinions and ideas promotion

Car-free day Car-free day

Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) carries out a Car-free day and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

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- Closing roads and transforming the playground into a pedestrian zone on the Car-Free Day as part of the Safe School Road initiative.
- Organizing cycling awareness event themed “Being visible at night is in our hands”
Find more information about Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi (Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality) here.