From participatory budgeting to community-led services: The co-production journey of Çanakkale in Turkey

Performance indicators

In 2007, nearly 500 inhabitants participated in the meetings at neighbourhood level. This number corresponds to about 0.6% of the total population of the city. However, the citizens who did attend the meetings have said that the participation of the mayor and the open dialogue with citizens have increased levels of trust and interest of wider groups of citizens in local projects and services. 

In particular, Çanakkale Municipality acted upon a key outcome of the 2007 citizen survey to build a community centre which was completed in 2013. The community centre is run by a young local resident and very successful in providing vocational training to women and young people.