Abstract:

Today, administrative participation applications such as participatory democracy and city councils as one of the most basic values of local governments realized on a local level hold great importance with respect to the fact that both fellow countrymen are actively involved in administrative process. This study as well, by virtue of said importance, will help to understand how successfully city councils in Turkey have developed in terms of participatory democracy. To achieve this, present data (directives, meeting decisions, internet sites, etc.) related to corporate structure and function of Kırşehir City Council have been utilized. Findings acquired within this scope indicate that Kırşehir City Council is more successful in terms of both structure and functioning and participatory democracy applications. However, Kırşehir City Council have attempted to realize change in positive direction and still, there are problems which need solving

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