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Local self-g overnmental in Turkey

Local self-g overnmental in Turkey. ???. Local Governments - A General View. Constitutional Framework : Article 123 : “ The organisation and functions of the administration are based on the principles of centralization and local administration. ”

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Local self-g overnmental in Turkey

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  1. Local self-governmental in Turkey ???

  2. LocalGovernments- A General View • ConstitutionalFramework: • Article 123 : “The organisation and functions of the administration are based on the principles of centralization and local administration.” • Article 127: “Local administrative bodies are public corporate entities established to meet the common local needs of the inhabitants of provinces, municipal districts and villages, whose decision-making organs are elected by the electorate as described in law, and whose principles of structure are also determined by law.”

  3. LocalGovernments- A General View 81 Special Administrations 16 MetropolitainMunicipalities 2941 Municipalities 34.414 Villages

  4. Local Governments- A General View(situation after local elections of 2014 51 Special Administrations 30 Metropolitain Municipalities 1413 Municipalities 18.313 Villages

  5. SpecialProvincialAdministrations • Foundedautomaticallybytheestablishment of a newprovince. • Organs: • Presidence: appointedprefect • Provincial council: elected councillors representing towns (a party-list proportional representation with a local threshold of 10%) • Permanent commission: gathering elected councillors and appointed bureaucrats under the presidence of the prefect

  6. SpecialProvincialAdministrations • Domains of competency : • Provincialfunctions: Services related to health, youth and sports, agriculture, industry and trade, public works and housing, land conservation, erosion prevention, culture, arts, tourism, social services and support, micro-credits, kindergartens and orphanages, as well as primary schools • Ruralfunctions: urban planning, infrastructure construction (roads, water, sewerage, solid waste etc.), emergency assistance and recovery, reforestation as well as creation of parks and gardens • Preparation of provincial environmental plans bilaterally with metropolitan or central (chef lieu of the province) municipalities • the dissolution of the general directorate of rural affairs and transfer of all its competencies, equipment, personnel and organization

  7. MetropolitainGovernments Introducedin for the largest cities, providing for increased autonomy and urban planning powers that were previously controlled by the central government. These metropolitan municipalities have a larger budget than other cities because, in addition to the share of the national budget allocated to municipalities according to population, they received 3% of the taxes collected in the city. In addition, the mayors of these cities enjoysubstantial rights of veto and modification with regard to the decisions of the metropolitan and district municipal councils.

  8. MetropolitainGovernments- Organs Metropolitain Mayor: Elected directly Metropolitancouncil: 20% of municipalcouncillors of each of thedistrictsincluded in themetropolitainzone Permanentcommission: Gatheringcouncillors (electedbythecouncil) andappointedbureaucratsunderthepresidence of themetropolitainmayor

  9. MetropolitainGovernments- Responsibilities Planning (strategic, urban, environmentaletc.) Transportation (infrastructure, servicesetc.) Builtenvironment GeographicInformationSystems Environmentalprotection Foodsafety Urban police Socio-culturaland sportif organisations Disastermanagement

  10. Municipalities Municipalities can be founded in allprovincialcentersandtownsand in settlementswith a populationabove 5000 habitants (previously 2000). Yet duetopoliticalreasons, themunicipalidentity of townswithpopulationsbelowthisthreshold is stillmaintained.

  11. Organs Same structure as the metropolitan municipalities except that the councillors are elected through a system based on d’Hont method with a local threshold of 10% in a single tour.

  12. Municipalities- MainResponsibilities • Urban infrastructure • GeographicInformationsystems • Environmentalandpublichealthissues • Urban traffic • Parksandrecreation • Housing • Socialandculturalservices • Economicdevelopment • Constructionandmaintenance of schools

  13. Villages • Settlementswith a populationunder 2000 habitantsacquirethestatus of village. • Village has threeorgans: • muhtar (villageorneighborhoodheadman) • Electeddirectltywithout a partyallegiance • Villageassociation: • Consists of alltheelectorate of thevillage • Electsthemuhtar • Determinesthesalary of themuhtar • Determinesthefacultatifservices • VillageComission • Electedbythevillageassociationwithoutcandidacy • Imam and the teacher are natural members • Meetsweeklytodeliberateissues of thevillage

  14. Villages-Responsibilities • Twotypes of responsibility • MandatoryTasks • Healthandsocialaid (helpthepoorandthefamilies of soldiers, dryingthemarshesetc.) • Publicconstructions (wells, fountains, toiletsetc.) • Security (precautionsagainstwildanimals, disasterreliefetc.) • Cultureandeducation (school, prayerroomsetc.) • Agricultural (forestering, evironmentalprotectionetc.) • Economic (opening of shopsetc.) • Facultatif tasks:

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