Information Package / Course Catalogue
Local Administration II
Course Code: KAY210
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the basic concepts related to local government such as decentralization, delegation, devolution, local democracy, autonomy, tutelage and subsidiarity, and to examine history, units, structure, functions, operation and problems of the Turkish local government system

Course Content

Basic concepts related to local governmet such as decentralization, autonomy, local government theories, central-local government relations, development of Turkish local government, local governments in Constitutions, units of local government (municipalities, villages and Special Provincial administrations), metropolitan municipalities, local government finance, functions of local government, reorganization of local government

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Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recognise the essence of the mechanism of local government.
2.To be able to establish the relationship between democratization and decentralization of state administration.
3.To be able to absorb Turkey's public management system.
4.To be able to observe with the integration process of Turkey's global policies.
5.To be able to comprehend local organizations in Turkey.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Keleş, R. (2024). Yerel Yönetimler. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi
2.Şahin, Y. (2025) Yerel Yönetimler (7. Basım) Ekin Yaınevi, Bursa.
3.Oktay, T. ( 2016) Metropol Kent Yönetimi Yaklaşımları ve Uygulama Modelleri, Strategic Public Management Journal (SPMJ), 4. 49-71
4.Bulut, Y, Dönmez, D (2019) 6360 Sayılı Düzenlemeyle Oluşan Büyükşehir Modelinde Büyükşehir Belediyesi İle İlçe Belediyeleri Arasında Yaşanan Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri: Hatay İli Örneği, Uluslararası Yönetim Akademisi Dergisi, Cilt: 2, Sayı: 1, ss.29-40
5.Bulut, Y Bimay M (2024) Büyükşehir Belediyelerindeki Sorun Alanları ve Yeniden Yapılandırma İhtiyacı, Bingöl Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 8 (1) s. 71-89
6.Kayıkçı, S. (2005). Cumhuriyet’in kuruluşu’ndan günümüze kadar köye ve köylüye yönelik olarak izlenen politikalar. Türk İdare Dergisi, (449), 163-181.
7.Arıkboğa, E. ( 2008) Yerel Yönetimler ve Organları: Organlar Arası İlişkilerin Üç Boyutlu Analizi", Türkiye'de Yerel YönetimlerEditörler: Recep Bozlağan, Yüksel DemirkayaYayınevi: Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul, 157-203
8.Yüceyılmaz, H. ve Özgür, H. (2019). Eski Hikâye, Yeni Uygulama; Belediyelerde Norm Kadro: Aydın İli Belediyeleri Araştırması. Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi Çağdaş Yerel Yönetimler Dergisi, 28(1-2), 81-114.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Constitutional Foundations of Local Governments: Article 127 of the T.C. Constitution and Basic Principles
Week 2 - Theoretical
İl Özel İdaresi Mevzuatı: 5302 Sayılı İl Özel İdaresi Kanunu, Görevler ve Organlar (Vali, İl Genel Meclisi, İl Encümeni)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Local governments and strategic planning, examination of a special provincial administration's strategic plan
Week 4 - Theoretical
Municipal Legislation I: Establishment and Boundaries of Municipalities According to Municipality Law No. 5393
Week 5 - Theoretical
Municipal Legislation II: Duties, Powers, Responsibilities, and Privileges of Municipalities Under Law No. 5393
Week 6 - Theoretical
Municipal Organs and Operation: Legal Status of Municipal Council, Executive Committee, and Mayor (Law No. 5393
Week 7 - Theoretical
Metropolitan Urban Management Approaches and Implementation Models
Week 8 - Theoretical
Metropolitan Municipal Legislation II: Organs, Relations with District Municipalities, and Coordination Under Law No. 5216
Week 9 - Theoretical
Financial Structure of Local Governments I: Municipal Revenues Law No. 2464, Own Revenues, Taxes, Duties, and Fees
Week 10 - Theoretical
Personnel Employment in Local Governments: Civil Servants Law No. 657, Contracted Personnel, Laborers, and Municipal Companies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Studies on Rural Areas and the Populist Ruralist Movement in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Village Administration Legislation: Village Law No. 442, Village Organs and Their Duties
Week 13 - Theoretical
Current problems of local governments, the impacts of Law No. 6360, and projections on the future of local governments
Week 14 - Theoretical
Current approaches in local governments: age-friendly cities
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Quiz1415
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026