The 9th Project
Steering Committee Meeting of İzmir SUMP Project, implemented
under the Sectoral Operational Programme for Transport (USOP) as part of the
Türkiye-EU financial cooperation managed by the Ministry of Transport and
Infrastructure, was
held on the 12 December 2024. The meeting was attended by Zeki Yıldırım, Deputy
Secretary General of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yalçın
Alver, Tolga Çilingir (PhD), Head of Transportation Department at İzmir
Metropolitan Municipality, SUMP İzmir technical coordination team of İzmir Metropolitan
Municipality, Tijen İğci (PhD), Head of Department for EU Investments of the
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Göktuğ Kara (PhD), Transport Sector
Manager of the EU Delegation, and representatives from Ministry of Transport
and Infrastructure, Menno Menist, the Director of the Consortium Leader Company
Panteia, and representatives of the Consortium partners. The current status of
the activities was presented, and the strategies towards finalization were
discussed.
During the meeting, Zeki Yıldırım, Deputy
Secretary General of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, expressed his
satisfaction with the progress of the works and stated that the project, which
is nearing its end, will make a great contribution to the future perspective of
İzmir. Tijen İğci (PhD), Head of Department for EU Investments of the Ministry
of Transport and Infrastructure, expressed her great pleasure with the momentum
the project has gained in the recent period and said that the SUMPs realized
under the roof of USOP are very important as they bring a new perspective to
transport vision of Türkiye.