Özet:

The Republic of Turkey inherited a "local government" structure positioned as an extension of the central government from the Ottoman Empire. This structure, shaped by the heavy tutelage of the central government, continued its existence in the Republican period. However, there were times when central tutelage got deeper or lessened. Although important steps were taken in the direction of “localization” in the early 2000s with the influence of external dynamics, the search for new systems reduced the effect of the wind of localization. In particular, the new structure brought by the Presidential Government System paved the way for a new era in local politics as well as in general politics. While the new system necessitated the understanding of alliance between political parties, it also created a more tense political climate. The understanding of alliance was also reflected in local politics and the center-local relations entered a more difficult period. Moreover, strained political relations have made visible some of the implementation problems and invisible flaws of Law 6360. This study seeks to examine the center-local relations, which are in the tense political atmosphere of the last period. In this context, the "problem areas" arising from the relations between the central government and metropolitan municipalities and the relations between metropolitan municipalities and district municipalities have been tried to be examined.