The World's only Heritage City of UNESCO (As A City the only member still) Safranbolu become a CittaSlow member.
Like Slow Food, Cittaslow is a membership organisation. Full membership of Cittaslow is only open to towns with a population under 50,000. To become eligible for membership, a town must normally score at least 50 percent in a self-assessment process against the set of Cittaslow goals, and then apply for admission to the appropriate Cittaslow national network. An annual membership fee is payable by towns.

The first town in Turkey to become a Cittaslow city is Seferihisar, in March 2024 Safranbolu become the last and 25th CittaSlow town in Turkey. Our city of Safranbolu, which fascinates our guests from all over the world with its Ottoman architecture, historical houses and unspoilt natural and architectural texture, continues to attract the attention of world travelers with this new title.