City Restaurants as a Model of Social Solidarity

Amid challenging socio-economic conditions, deepening inequalities, and rising living costs, our responsibility to produce solutions to basic needs—guided by the people-oriented and solidarity-based principles of social democratic municipalism—has become more important than ever. This guide analyzes, through a holistic lens, the social food and nutrition support programs implemented by Republican People’s Party municipalities with this sense of responsibility. Among these programs, City Restaurants stand out by departing from the traditional soup kitchen model and serving as a social support mechanism not only for those in absolute poverty but also for broader segments affected by new forms of urban poverty, such as students, retirees, and low-wage workers