The 2026 Results Announcement is out!

2026 Results Announcement

Institutions and projects awarded in nine categories of the Water Management Awards 2026.

Institution names are given in their original Turkish form. Project titles are English translations; the official announcement (PDF, in Turkish) is the authoritative text.

Metropolitan Municipality

A) Metropolitan Municipality – Drinking Water

First Prize

BOLU BELEDİYE BAŞKANLIĞI

Project: PLC-Based Dynamic Pressure Management and SCADA Integration Developed for the Bolu Drinking Water Network

Honourable Mention

ÇANAKKALE BELEDİYE BAŞKANLIĞI

Project: From Atikhisar to the Tap: Reducing Water Losses and Protecting Atikhisar Dam through SCADA-Based Digital Water Management in Çanakkale

District Municipality

B) District Municipality – Drinking Water

First Prize

ÇANAKKALE KEPEZ BELEDİYE BAŞKANLIĞI

Project: Water Loss Reduction and Pressure Management

Honourable Mention

LÜLEBURGAZ BELEDİYE BAŞKANLIĞI

Project: Detecting and Reporting Physical Losses by Acoustic Listening, Based on Flow and Pressure Measurements in Our District’s Drinking Water Lines

Business World

C) Business World – Drinking Water

Honourable Mention

OTOKOÇ Otomotiv Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş.

Project: Otokoç Otomotiv Digital Water Monitoring and Water Efficiency Management Project

Water and Sewerage Administration

D) Water and Sewerage Administration – Wastewater

Honourable Mention

İSU GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: Converting the 42 Evler Wastewater Treatment Plant to Advanced Biological Treatment through a Process Revision and Increasing Its Energy and Treatment Efficiency

Water and Sewerage Administration

E) Water and Sewerage Administration – Reclaimed Water

First Prize

ASKİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: The Ankara Case in Water Supply Security: Public–Industry Cooperation for an Alternative Water Source (Reuse)

Honourable Mention

Sakarya SASKİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: From Source to Source: Integrated and Circular Water Management in Sakarya

Water and Sewerage Administration

F) Water and Sewerage Administration – Drinking Water

First Prize

İSKİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: Flexible Pipe Coupling

Joint Second Prize

DESKİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: DESKOM AI: DESKİ’s AI-Supported Smart Operations and Management Center

Joint Second Prize

KOSKİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: Water Management Software (SUYM)

Third Prize

MUSKİ GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ

Project: Integrated Water Loss Management in Muğla

University

G) University – Reclaimed Water

First Prize

İSTANBUL TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project: Water-Sensitive Smart Stadium: Circular and Climate-Resilient Water Management in Sports Facilities

Honourable Mention

İSTANBUL MEDENİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project: Utilizing Groundwater in Metro Tunnels

University

H) University – Drinking Water

First Prize

KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project: AI and Big Data-Supported Drinking Water Quality Monitoring and Anomaly Early Warning System

Honourable Mention

AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project: Improving the Efficiency and Reliability of Urban Water Distribution Systems to Combat Climate Change

University

I) University – Irrigation Water

Honourable Mention

BATMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project: Water Footprint-Oriented Irrigation Water Management: A National and Basin-Scale Decision Support System

Honourable Mention

PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Project: A Completed TÜBİTAK Project on Sustainable Agricultural Production and Water Management

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