Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality has launched JINMAP, a digital platform that maps the risks women face in the city, provides data-driven analysis and contributes to service planning.

Developed by the Metropolitan Municipality’s Department of Women’s Policies and Department of Information Technologies with a “Women’s City” perspective, the JINMAP application was introduced at a launch event.

The launch, held at a hotel in Yenişehir district, was attended by Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayor Doğan Hatun, Deputy Chief Executive General Zerin Türk, district municipality co-mayors, council members, heads of departments and representatives of civil society organisations.

“Women are not only recipients of services, but agents of transformation”

Speaking at the launch, Özden Gürbüz Sümer, Head of the Department of Women’s Policies, said they were developing local government policies that support women in building equal, free lives away from violence in all areas of life. Sümer stated that their work is carried out with an approach that sees women not only as recipients of services, but also as active agents in production processes and social transformation. She added that these efforts, which strengthen women’s solidarity, support women’s labour and make inequalities visible, aim to advance gender equality.

“Equality-based urban planning through Women’s City”

Sümer said municipalities had built a significant policy framework in the field of women’s policies over the past two years, adding that the Women’s City perspective aims to deliver a women-focused transformation across many areas, from urban planning to service provision. She underlined the importance of identifying high-risk areas through data and developing digital platforms to ensure that women can move safely around the city and that accessibility is strengthened.

“With JINMAP, women’s experiences will now become data”

Sümer said the application would contribute to the development of solution-oriented policies, noting that JINMAP will turn the risks women experience in the city into concrete data. This data will be analysed at district and neighbourhood level and monitored in real time by the relevant departments. She emphasised that women’s experiences will be reflected directly in decision-making mechanisms.

“A city is not only built form; it is an experience of safety and equality”

Deputy Secretary General Zerin Türk said a city gains meaning not only through its physical structures, but also through citizens’ experience of safety and equality in using public space. Türk noted that women often have to navigate daily life with concerns about safety, adding that although this often remains invisible, it is a significant urban issue.

“A city that is safe for women is safe for everyone”

Türk stressed that JINMAP is an important tool for local authorities in building fairer, more inclusive and safer cities, stating that the application will bring hidden risks to light and strengthen decision-making processes.

“This platform is a network of solidarity”

Speaking at the launch, Co-Mayor Hatun thanked everyone who had contributed to the project and underlined that the application is not merely a technical service, but also a social network of solidarity. Hatun said the technical work carried out in the field helps address problems on the streets in the fastest and most practical way, adding: “I would like to thank all the workers for their efforts. Although it is referred to as JINMAP, as our colleagues have also stated, there is a strong sense of solidarity behind it.”

Hatun said this solidarity is not limited to women alone, but forms a structure that includes all sections of society. He noted that the system has become an infrastructure that strengthens coordination between all municipal departments and district municipalities. Stating that problems on the streets are identified by location and forwarded to the relevant units, Hatun said: “This network of solidarity is not only a network among women colleagues; it is also a structure that will help resolve the problems of all people in society quickly and practically.”

Hatun added that the application also offers a system that facilitates communication with other public institutions, enabling issues such as insufficient lighting and the need for safer public spaces to be forwarded directly to the relevant units. Emphasising that the application is a foundation and a starting point, Hatun said: “This application is a basis, a foundation. We hope that, in the period ahead, we can take it as a perspective and strengthen it across all areas to create a city capable of responding to all the problems of society.”

The application will be multilingual

Berçim Güzel, Head of the Department of Information Technologies, said JINMAP is not only a mobile application, but also a tool for transformation. Noting that the application is multilingual, Güzel said users can access many features from a single screen, including risk reporting, emergency support, safe points and demographic analysis.