Abstract:

Kosovo is a Balkan country which Turkey has historical, cultural and economic relations. The United Nations Interim Administration (UNMIK) was established in Kosovo in 1999 after the domestic war with Serbs. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo. UNMIK administration was partially handed over to the European Union (EU) after the Declaration of Independence in 2008. While the laws have been approved regarding the local governments by the Parliament of Kosovo, the international charters that were approved by the EU and the European Council were accepted as basic regulations. Kosovo has signed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU in 2015. Local governments which are also crucial instruments of societies' for integrating to administration and establishing democracy are facing problems in Kosovo such as inadequate economic sources, lack of experience in administration, inadequacy in auditing and high rate of corruption. The aim of this study is to review the recent local administration and economic structures, auditing methods and public participation in local government administration in Kosovo and to give recommendations for the problems encountered. Descriptive Research Method was used in this study

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