Özet:

Metropolitan cities have drawn enormous attention for all citizens and governors in every period. More attractions and better immigration policies are needed to be developed both politically and economically by all local governments in 21th century. The challenge to meet the change of demands successfully is the main necessity of the better life in the 21st century. Solutions of such necessity create the rise of smart city projects and regulations to serve citizens better life and local governments’ decision-process by using technology. Smart City projects in Turkey are fewer in number than those in European countries and in the US. Barriers for this are mainly lack of funding and qualified human capital. Konya, the largest city in Turkey with a surface area of 40.814 km2 and seventh largest city with approximately 2.1 million metropolitan populations, is situated in "Middle Anatolia". For several years, Konya Metropolitan Municipality has been tried to invest technology and digital systems to fulfill this gap. In this article, we define the concept of smart city as a new solution for a better management towards globalization. And then, the development process of smart city and detailed analysis of the projects in Turkey and particularly Konya will be discussed.

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