LIVING LABS EXPERIENCES IN TURKEY: EXAMPLES OF BAŞAKŞEHİR AND BODRUM

Abstract

Living Labs finds the ability to find solutions to problems that arise in cities, to implement original projects and to test existing projects. At the same time, financing, entrepreneurship and design support are provided to the project owners who are entitled to be supported in the life labs. In living labs, a network is organized in which citizens, local, national, international and global companies, non-governmental organizations, local and central governments, think tanks work in cooperation. The main purpose of the study is to provide a conceptual reflection on living labs and to evaluate its role in strengthening governance. Bodrum and Başakşehir Living Labs were chosen as the sample. The aims of the establishment of these two members, the strategic areas they have determined, the projects they have realized or planned, the events and competitions, and the collaborations they have established have been examined.