Izmir Metropolitan Municipality City Council Youth Assembly/İzmir Byükşehir Belediyesi Kent Konseyi Gençlik Meclisi

Izmir Youth Councils' principles are to encompass the opposition towards all kinds of discrimination, the protection and enhancement of the rights of the youth at local level within the framework of national and international conventions, not being vertically involved with any political affiliation, targeting gender balance, being transparent and collaborative, sharing of information on an unbiased, unconditional and equal manner, avoiding the utilization of pertinent activities for making personal profits, working on the basis of “voluntarism”, being open to new members, publicizing all activities to the members, and consulting with the members and ensuring their participation. The multi-faceted functions of Izmir Youth Council include increasing the participation of the youth in the planning, decision-making and implementation processes, promoting the development of youth-related programs and facilitating their realization, the strengthening of youth organizations and the development of an awareness for being organized, promoting the exchange of information and experience amongst the young, reinforcing the bridges of friendship with the youth in other countries, and contributing to the development of integrated youth policies at national level and to the establishment of the National Youth Council.e protection and enhancement of the rights of the youth at local level within the framework of national and international conventions, not being vertically involved with any political affiliation, targeting gender balance, being transparent and collaborative, sharing of information on an unbiased, unconditional and equal manner, avoiding the utilization of pertinent activities for making personal profits, working on the basis of “voluntarism”, being open to new members, publicizing all activities to the members, and consulting with the members and ensuring their participation. The multi-faceted functions Izmir Youth Council include increasing the participation of the youth in the planning, decision-making and implementation processes, promoting the development of youth-related programs and facilitating their realization, the strengthening of youth organizations and the development of an awareness for being organized, promoting the exchange of information and experience amongst the young, reinforcing the bridges of friendship with the youth in other countries, and contributing to the development of integrated youth policies at national level and to the establishment of the National Youth Council.