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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Local Administrations	POLS406	Turkish	Compulsory	8. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	5.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Undergraduate
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
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Instructor(s)
Goals	Turkey's local governments structure, the definition of local authorities, importance, value is based; decentralization and local governments, local governments in constitutions and local democracy, local administration organizations; municipalities, metropolitan municipalities, provincial administrations and describe the basic features of the management units, such as villages.
Course Content	This course tries to understand that Turkey's local administration structure, the importance and the principles of local authorities. Additionally, decentralization and local administrations, local democracy and local administration in the constitutions, local administrative institutions; the municipality units such as metropolitan municipality and villages will be covered considering the relations of local governments with the central government.

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	The method and resources of the course
1. Week	The method and resources of the course
2. Week	The History of Local Governments in Turkey
2. Week	The History of Local Governments in Turkey
3. Week	Basic Principles in the Relations between Central Government and Local Governments
3. Week	Basic Principles in the Relations between Central Government and Local Governments
4. Week	Principles, units, duties, responsibilities and authorities of municipalities
4. Week	Principles, units, duties, responsibilities and authorities of municipalities
5. Week	Municipalities, income sources, expenses and inspection
5. Week	Municipalities, income sources, expenses and inspection
6. Week	The Relation of municipalities with other public institutions and organizations
6. Week	The Relation of municipalities with other public institutions and organizations
7. Week	Metropolitan Municipalities and Law No. 6360
7. Week	Metropolitan Municipalities and Law No. 6360
8. Week	Metropolitan Municipalities and Law No. 6360
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Principles, units, duties, responsibilities and authorities of Provincial Administrations
9. Week	Principles, units, duties, responsibilities and authorities of Provincial Administrations
10. Week	Budget, sources of income, expenditures and inspection of Provincial Administrations
10. Week	Budget, sources of income, expenditures and inspection of Provincial Administrations
11. Week	Relations of Provincial Administrations with other public institutions and organizations
11. Week	Relations of Provincial Administrations with other public institutions and organizations
12. Week	Structure, duties and powers of the Investment Monitoring and Coordination Units IMCU
12. Week	Structure, duties and powers of the Investment Monitoring and Coordination Units IMCU
13. Week	Units and duties and powers-financial structures of villages
13. Week	Units and duties and powers-financial structures of villages
14. Week	Review and General Evaluation
14. Week	Review and General Evaluation

*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.

Recommended Sources

Ders Kitabı veya Notu	Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar	Yerel Yönetimler, Prof. Dr. Ramazan Şengül, Umuttepe Yayınları, Yerinden Yönetim ve Siyaset, Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2009. Yerel Yönetimler, Prof. Dr. Kemal Görmez (Ed.), Orion Kitabevi, Ankara, Yerel Yönetimler, Prof. Dr. Zerrin Toprak- Prof. Dr. Kemal Gözler - Mahalli İdareler Hukukuna Giriş Prof. Dr. Yusuf Şahin- Yerel Yönetimler, Doç. Dr. Erbay Arıkboğa (2008), “Yerel Yönetimler ve Organları: Organlar Arası İlişkilerin Üç Boyutlu Analizi”, Türkiye’de Yerel Yönetimler, Recep Bozlağan, Yüksel Demirkaya (ed.), Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul, s. 157–203.