Ortaca neighborhood of Mugla, candidate for Cittaslow membership, hosted a workshop on the benefits of the slow city title to Ortaca.
Nilgun Sahin, the Secretary General of Ortaca Municipality made a presentation on the projects and duties of Ortaca Municipality. After the workshop Cittaslow Turkey Coordinator and Seferihisar Mayor Tunc Soyer, his committee and CHP Ortaca District Head Mehmet Sertkaya had the opportunity to travel along the Dalyan channel, world-famous Iztuzu coast and visit Kaunos antique city.
Cittaslow Turkey Coordinator and Seferihisar Mayor Tunc Soyer commented on the visit: "At our very first meeting in Ortaca, we witnessed the high motivation of people from different sectors for joining the Cittaslow network. If Ortaca could preserve this feeling of unity, the district would make progress well-merited. We will for sure support them as much as we can. "
Cittaslow Turkey Science Committee will visit Ortaca in the coming days to support the municipal team in the preparation of the membership application file. The finished file will be presented to Italy for evaluation.