Istanbul has many Assets it can leverage, both intellectual and infrastructural, with very strong scores for an educated workforce, good universities, and high flight connectivity to global cities.

The city has managed to transform its international airport into a bustling transit hub and created policies and incentives to boost tourism by leveraging on high transit passenger volume.

Moving forward, the city would benefit from focusing efforts on improving Liveability for its locals. While the city is relatively affordable though this is starting to tighten, it could focus on improved access to mobility and greater inclusivity. A key way of enabling this is through participatory planning.