2015 - Structure and Functioning of Councils of Metropolitan Municipalities and Local Democracy
The research of the “Structure and Functioning of Councils of Metropolitan Municipalities and Local Democracy” is conducted in ten cities to demonstrate the functioning of local politics and local democracy by focusing on councils of metropolitan municipalities, which are the local decision making bodies in Turkey. Representation in local politics, participation and decision making processes are analysed in the research, showing the limited understanding and implementation of democracy in local level. In result, the research revealed the necessities of emphasizing the importance of councils of metropolitan municipalities and of raising public awareness in order to learn and to extend democratic practices.
The results of the research is published by İstanbul Bilgi University Publications in 2015 in Turkish.