December 26, 2024 İstanbul ADVISORY BOARD Meeting : Advisory Meeting was organized by the Directorate of Istanbul Historical Areas, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, chaired by M. Mustafa TURAL and his team  on December 26,  2024.

The meeting was honored and enriched by the presence and contributions of the Fatih District Governor, the Mayor of Fatih Municipality, representatives from the UNESCO-Türkiye National Committee, ICOMOS-Türkiye National Committee, esteemed professors who are Advisory Board members, representatives of public institutions, CSOs and neighborhood heads.

The following agenda was discussed following the presentation of the Directorate's activities for the year 2024 (*), under the chairmanship of our esteemed İstanbul Governor Davut GÜL.

• Text Defining the Attributes Constituting the Outstanding Universal Value of the Istanbul World Heritage Site was evaluated. .
• Assessment of the Update Efforts for the Management Plan of the Istanbul Historical Peninsula.

At this meeting, our association KUMID was represented by President Saadet GÜNER, as a member of the ADVISORY BOARD.
We extend our gratitude to all who contributed to this productive meeting.

(*) President M. M. Mustafa TURAL had honored the opening ceremony of the 9th YOCOCU International Conference, 2024 Istanbul Conference, organized by KUMID, KRD, and Istanbul University organized  on October 15, 2024. The mention of this conference in the President's presentation, along with the use of visuals and expressions of gratitude, was a great honor for us.

    

December 19, 2024 : Research Workshop-Disaster: Istanbul Aydın University Disaster Education, Application, and Research Center (AFAM), the academic partner of our 2020 EU Project titled "Reducing Disaster Risks in Museums," will organize a series of research workshops in 2025 with invited experts.
 
In the first workshop, titled "The Roles of Local Governments and CSO's in Individual Preparedness Against Disasters," supported by our association, around 200 stakeholders engaged in knowledge sharing. KUMID President Saadet GÜNER and young legal expert member of KUMID , Dilşad Firuze KAPLAN also contributed to the discussion.