August 1, 2007
Istanbul’s European credentials
Although Turkey is not yet a member of the European Union, Istanbul, Turkey’s most populous city, has emerged as a front-runner for the Academy of Urbanism’s European City fpr 2007.
When the competition for this year’s European City of the Year 2007 award was launched at the MIPIM International Property Fair in Cannes last week, Istanbul came out on the lead with Rome, Barcelona and Paris closely following. These early front-runners are followed by Budapest, Stockholm, Athens, Berlin, Madrid, Prague, Munich, Amsterdam, St Petersburg, Valencia and Riga.
The European City of the Year category alternates annually between Great Britain and Ireland one year and mainland Europe in the following year. This 2007, the competition is open to cities in mainland Europe only. “The first four in the breakaway group were getting twice as many votes as the rest of the peleton,” states John Thompson, chairman of the Academy of Urbanism. Thompson launched the competition in Cannes: “The canvas of Europe that’s being laid out before us for potential assessment brings together a fascinating collection of places and we’re looking forward to engaging with the three finalists.”
Aside from the European City of the Year 2007 award, the Academy will also be awarding the Great Town; Great Neighbourhood; Great Street and Great Place in Britain and Ireland. The Academy is encouraging people to log on to their site to make nominations,” Nominations, made by anyone on the Academy’s website, close on Friday the 13th of April. The awards team will then select ten in each category to go forward to the Nominations Dinner in the Royal Hospital, Dublin, on May 24th. A total of 15 finalists, three in each category, will be chosen. Judging will be based on key principles of governance, user friendliness, commercial success and viability, local character and distinctiveness, environmental and social sustainability, and functionality.
All these categories can be beneficial to those considering the possibility of owning a property in Istanbul. A three-bedroom apartment in Istanbul is available on the market for £35,000 through Vantage Turkey Ltd. The duplex apartment is located in the Bayramoglu Complex on the outskirts of Istanbul. It is conveniently situated 20 kilometres from Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and 25 kilometres from Formula Grand Prix Istanbul Park.
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