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About SODEM
Founded in 2011, the Association of Social Democratic Municipalities (SODEM) has 94 members, representing a population of approximately 23 million people across Türkiye.
SODEM aims to advance the political, social, cultural, economic, and technical dialogue between its member municipalities and their counterparts from Europe and from all around the world.

The activities of SODEM can be listed under 4 categories:
Creating a common platform for cooperation by establishing new communication channels among its members and with other stakeholders;
Developing and conducting political, social, and cultural dialogue with all the relevant institutions at the national and international levels; establishing and conducting strategic partnerships and networks for cooperation; carrying out joint actions, mobilizing resources together with partners from the EU and Türkiye.
Supporting and advocating the objectives of its member municipalities: Representing, promoting, and communicating the priorities, perspectives, and preferences of its members, both in Türkiye and on international platforms.
Providing services that enhance the performance of its member municipalities: Transferring knowledge and experiences, benchmarking best practices, engaging with the solutions and products offered by the EU cooperation structure, and localizing them; in order to increase efficiency and develop institutional capacity.
Representation at the international and European levels: Establishing a political, economic, social, and cultural dialogue between member municipalities and their international/EU counterparts; monitoring, evaluation, information sharing, representation, promotion, and communication activities at the EU level.
Board of Directors

TUNÇ SOYER
Chairperson of SODEMMayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality

RECEP GÜRKAN
Treasurer, Board MemberMayor of Edirne Municipality - Provincial Municipality

CEMİL TUGAY
Board MemberMayor of Karşıyaka Municipality - District of Izmir

BİRSEN ÇELİK
Board MemberMayor of Bozkurt Municipality - District of Denizli

ALİ KILIÇ
Board MemberMayor of Maltepe Municipality - District of Istanbul

ALİ ORKUN ERCENGİZ
Board MemberMayor of Burdur Municipality - Provincial Municipality

GÖKHAN YÜKSEL
Board MemberMayor of Kartal Municipality - District of Istanbul

RIZA AKPOLAT
Board MemberMayor of Beşiktaş Municipality - District of Istanbul

ŞERDİL DARA ODABAŞI
Board MemberMayor of Kadıköy Municipality - District of Istanbul

TANJU ÖZCAN
Board MemberMayor of Bolu Municipality - Provincial Municipality

ŞÜKRÜ GENÇ
Board MemberMayor of Sarıyer Municipality - District of Istanbul

ONUR ERYÜCE
Secretary-General of SODEMContact Us
Get in touch
Location:
Osmanağa Mah. Halitağa Cad. Şadırvan Apt. A Blok No:28 D:4 34714 Kadıköy/İstanbul
Email:
bilgi@sodem.org.tr
Call:
+90 (0) 532 544 03 40