Keçiören Municipality has a strong and growing interest in the Future Foods funding programme, particularly in the thematic areas of domestic food practices for enhancing sustainable and healthy diets, towards diverse, sustainable and circular food processing systems, and the importance of trust and transparency in food systems. As a metropolitan district municipality in Ankara, Keçiören actively implements local initiatives that promote sustainable consumption, food waste reduction, urban gardening, and resource-efficient food practices at household and community level. Through awareness-raising activities, trainings, and pilot implementations, the municipality aims to strengthen the link between citizens, sustainable food choices, and environmental responsibility, while fostering trust in public policies and food-related decision-making processes.

In the context of a potential partnership, Keçiören Municipality can contribute to the consortium by providing local pilot areas, access to diverse urban communities, and practical experience in community-based implementation. The municipality can support data collection on domestic food practices, host participatory workshops and living-lab style activities, and facilitate stakeholder engagement involving citizens, local producers, civil society organisations, and public institutions. Furthermore, Keçiören can contribute to dissemination, policy dialogue at local level, and the testing of trust-building and transparency-oriented approaches in food environments, ensuring that research outputs are translated into tangible local impact and replicable policy recommendations.

Keçiören Municipality is a metropolitan district municipality of Ankara, Türkiye, serving a large, diverse, and socio-economically dynamic urban population. With a strong administrative structure and dedicated units for international relations and project development, the municipality has experience in participating in and implementing nationally and internationally funded programmes. Its institutional approach is grounded in sustainability, social inclusion, transparency, and citizen-centred public service delivery.

The municipality places particular emphasis on policy areas aligned with European and international priorities, including sustainable food systems, circular economy, climate action, and responsible consumption. At local level, Keçiören implements initiatives addressing domestic food practices, food waste prevention, urban and community-based gardening, resource efficiency, and environmental awareness. These activities are designed to strengthen healthy and sustainable diets while fostering trust between citizens, local authorities, and food system stakeholders.

As a project partner, Keçiören Municipality offers strong capacity for local piloting, stakeholder engagement, and community-level implementation. The municipality can provide access to diverse target groups, facilitate participatory processes, host pilot actions and living-lab-style activities, and support data collection and dissemination. Through its experience in local governance and international cooperation, Keçiören contributes to translating research and policy objectives into practical, scalable solutions with tangible social and environmental impact.