BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. The future of the
world is shaped not only in capitals, but also in districts,
communities, and municipalities, Şenol Kul, the Mayor of Terme
municipality in Türkiye's Samsun province, said during the World
Assembly of Local and Regional Governments session, held within the
framework of WUF13 in Baku, Trend reports.
"The concept of renewed multilateral cooperation may sound like
a diplomatic term, but at its core, it speaks of something deeply
human—the ability to hear each other, to relearn how to live
together, and to turn differences from a source of conflict into
the foundation of collective wisdom. Because our era has shown us
that when systems built solely from the center do not hear the
voice of the local level, they remain incomplete," Kul said.
According to him, no global vision that does not touch human
life can ever become truly sustainable.
"Today, we understand clearer than ever that the future of the
world is formed not only in capitals, but also in districts,
communities, and municipalities. This is because people primarily
experience the quality of life on the streets where they live. They
look for justice first in their own neighborhood, and trust—in the
eyes of their neighbors," the mayor noted.
"Therefore, local leadership is no longer just a model for
service delivery. Local leadership has become a sphere of
responsibility that preserves public memory, maintains trust, and
brings human dignity back into the center of attention," Şenol Kul
concluded.
