Nilüfer (Turkey) is the winner of the 2017 Transformative Action Award.
Nilüfer won the Award for their transformative action which uses neighbourhood committees to increase civic action. This helps encourage citizen engagement and advance participatory local democracy in its transformation towards a sustainable, livable and inclusive city.
The Transformative Action Award recognises outstanding achievement in transforming cities for a more sustainable future. The award rewards current or concluded Transformative Actions that address the pathways of the Basque Declaration related to three categories: socio-cultural transformation; socio-economic transformation; and technological transformation.
To learn more about the award, visit www.sustainablecities.eu.