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This study aims to examine the strategic objectives and targets of strategic plans of metropolitan municipalities, which are local government units offering service to a great majority of the population, in terms of sports services. Document screening was used based on the content analysis method for the purposes of the research. 2010-2016 strategic plans of 16 metropolitan municipalities were downloaded from websites of the relevant municipalities for examining the objectives and targets of the said municipalities’ strategic plans in terms of sports services. 327 strategic objectives and 1577 strategic targets from the obtained strategic plans were examined and their distribution was determined in terms of frequency and percentage by being grouped. In conclusion, it was determined that strategic targets focused on “organizing national and international events,” “constructing sports facilities” and “building recreation areas;” while strategic aims emphasized on “spreading sports activities citywide,” “ensuring the city to become a sports city” and “raising a healthy society and generations

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