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Local Government In Turkey
Local government in Turkey refers to the governance and administration of Administrative divisions of Turkey, Turkey's 81 provinces, their districts, neighborhoods, and villages. This governance is split into two: the civilian administration (Turkish language, Turkish: ''mülki idare)'' and the local administration (Turkish language, Turkish: ''mahalli idare).'' Turkey follows a more unitary system of local governance, where the directly elected officials in local government have less power compared to those appointed by the national government.Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası, Constitution of the Republic of Turkey, 1982: https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/mevzuatmetin/1.5.2709.pdf Civilian administration is always split into two tiers, the Provinces of Turkey, province and the Districts of Turkey, district. The head of the civilian administration in any given province is the provincial governor (Turkish language, Turkish: ''vali'') and the head of the civilian administration in any given ...
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Administrative Divisions Of Turkey
Turkey has a unitary structure in terms of administration and this aspect is one of the most important factors shaping the Turkish public administration. When three powers (executive, legislative and judiciary) are taken into account as the main functions of the state, local administrations have little power. Turkey is a highly centralized unitary system, and the provinces are subordinated to the centre. Local administrations were established to provide services in place and the government is represented by the governors and city governors. Besides the governors and the city governors, other senior public officials are also appointed by the central government rather than appointed by mayors or elected by constituents. Within this unitary framework, Turkey is subdivided into 81 provinces for administrative purposes. Each province is divided into districts, for a total of 973 districts in the country. Turkey is also subdivided into 7 regions and 21 subregions for geographic, demogr ...
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