Özet:

The whole world is alarmed about the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The epidemic has a greater impact especially in urban areas with high population. The role of local governments, which are authorized to provide closest service to the citizen at the urban scale, is very important in combating the pandemic. Local governments aim to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by improving service. The main purpose of this study is to research the services provided by local governments in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and to discuss the importance of local governments. This study was carried out using content analysis method. In this study, the municipalities that make up the international best practices and 30 metropolitan municipalities in Turkey are given to the methods and practices in the process of fighting the epidemic. As an output of the study, during the pandemic, the central government, which has control over the local government on some actions and activities, in Turkey. Nevertheless, considering international examples, it has been determined that local governments have made successful practices in the process of combating the pandemic.

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