Participating towns and cities

Türkiye Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) , Türkiye

Population:
310.000 inhabitants
Department:
Directorate of Foreign Relations
Contact:
Esra Diri
Fatih Mah. Şehremini Sk. No: 1 34550 Büyükçekmece, İstanbul
(++90) 5332682591
Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) already registered 11x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2014 2013 2002

Participation 2024

Find more information about Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) here.

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK , taking into account the annual theme.

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Elevators to be closed
All elevators in our Municipal Buildings has been closed, encouraging employees and residents to use the stairs. However, one elevator will remain reserved for use by disabled residents.
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Cardio trainings
Free cardio training sessions were offered to residents of the district. These sessions were held at multiple sports facilities across various neighborhoods, ensuring that all citizens have the opportunity to participate.
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Zumba trainings
Free zumba training sessions were offered to residents of the district. These sessions were held at multiple sports facilities across various neighborhoods, ensuring that all citizens have the opportunity to participate.
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Yoga trainings
Free yoga training sessions were offered to residents of the district. These sessions were held at multiple sports facilities across various neighborhoods, ensuring that all citizens have the opportunity to participate.
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Pilates trainings
Free pilates training sessions were offered to residents of the district. These sessions were held at multiple sports facilities across various neighborhoods, ensuring that all citizens have the opportunity to participate.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) 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) promotion
Improvement of bicycle facilities (parking, locks etc) promotion
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets promotion
Improvement of infrastructure (new foot bridges, pavements, road crossings, zebra crossings etc) promotion
Public transport services
The development of accessible transport services for all promotion
Traffic calming and access control scheme
Speed reduction programmes in zones near schools promotion
Create park and ride stations implemented
Accessibilities
Create the tactile pavements implemented
Enlargement of pavements promotion
New forms of vehicle use and ownership
Use of clean vehicles promotion
Freight distribution
Use of clean vehicles promotion
Mobility management
Adoption of workplace travel plans promotion
Create/establish mobility centers and on-line information services (eg travel planner) promotion
Launch of awareness-raising campaigns promotion
Provision of incentives and bonuses to employers promotion
Development of systems and equipment for measuring air quality in public places implemented

Car-free day Car-free day

Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) 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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Millet Street in Hürriyet neighborhood in our district was closed to traffic. Traffic training was given to the students of the primary school located right next to the street. In this period, when the new academic year has just started, parents and students were provided with the opportunity to move freely around the school.
Find more information about Büyükçekmece, İstanbul (Buyukcekmece, Istanbul) here.