Odunpazari Municipality

ODUNPAZARI MUNICIPALITY Odunpazari Municipality was registered on 04.04.1994 firstly in Eskiehir. The Municipality’s manner of rule is social democrat. That manner indigenises socially beneficial, productive and modern service mentality, trying to get a quality city life and people oriented by the equipped projects which compatibled with sources and timetable. The mission of The Municipality is providing sustainable, equial and quality service which is participative management, aims welfare of local people. The vision is being a leader municipality in Turkey and even Europe thereby getting modern level urban life, civil ricghts and management of the city. For a good and qualify servicing to local people and covering their demands The Municipality founded divisional houses, public and youth centers in the Odunpazari area. That Public Centers service vocational courses fort he public (free of charge), set libraries, make conferences and information meetings in the territory. Odunpazari Municipality provides opportunity of personal development for the youth of Odunpazari Youth. Also, they can gather those centers for improving projects and ideas. Odunpazari Municipality started a new project called “First Gift from Us”. Within the scope of the Project The Mayor Kazım Kurt visits family that has a new baby in the Odunpazari, and gives them some presents. The Mayor visits about 300 parents monthly. Another implemented project is “Oyunpazari Day Care”. Because of this project, a day care center was founded for the children of local working mothers by The Mayor of Odunpazari Municipality Kazım Kurt in the territory. However, The Mayor Kazı Kurt was established a nursery for disabled children. All the projects are free of charge and show Odunpazari Municipality’s service manner. The objective of the H.H.O.M. (Health is at your Home with Odunpazari Municipality) -the most important social responsibility project of Odunpazari Municipality- is to visit elders aged 65 and over and perform a needs analysis. By the agency of needs analysis; health conditions, percentages of health services usage, quality of life and standards of living of elders are examined, shortcomings and needs are investigated. These examined needs are met through our team within municipal facilities in subsequent visits. With BUKA -one of the projects for children of Odunpazari Municipality-, information about recycling and development of children’s dexterity are provided at recycling atelier that was prepared for children. At BUKA Recycling Atelier, children accompanied by expert instructors produce new products from waste paper and materials (such as plastic bottles, cardboard, plastic, glass). Another social municipal application of Odunpazari Municipality is “Public Market” project. Within the “Public Market Project, Odunpazari Municipality and Eskisehir Branch of Turkish Red Crescent have signed a 5-year protocol. With the “Public Market”, needers will choose their needs themselves instead of receiving parcels of supplies. These needers will be able to shop free in the specified limits from the Odunpazari Municipality “Public Market” and find opportunity of shopping with “Public Card” among hundreds of varieties of products. We want to be your partner at our projects those are open to innovation and with an understanding of municipality that attaches importance to new ideas and projects.