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Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) is a biennial international urban forum organized by Marmara Municipalities Union.

MARUF targets to create a basis for sharing knowledge, experience and opportunities between public and private sectors, non-governmental organizations, universities, local governments and other relevant stakeholders, and to evaluate different approaches on urban services and urban management in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Combining local and international knowledge and experience in order to contribute to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda, MARUF opens up issues for discussion along with alternative aspects of the debate.

The theme for MARUF 2023 is Resilience and — beyond. This theme seeks to question basic requirements of a sustainable, quality life for everyone in cities. We know that cities gain the ability to cope with crises such as natural disasters, climate change, economic problems, population density, and human mobility from the stakeholders of the city. In light of these, and with our belief in re-thinking and co-acting, we come together at MARUF23 to share good practices, and develop new collaborations and solutions.