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Municipalities, the closest local government units to the public, have had to improve their management and service provision to respond to the changing and diversifying human needs in today's accelerated technology. The municipalities, whose content and service activities have been recreated, have sought to provide better and faster service to their citizens by adopting technological developments that have become a culture. The study is important in determining whether municipalities are trying to implement technological developments in service delivery. This study examined the use of technological tools and equipment in the service delivery process of Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality. The study, in which the qualitative research method was used, was conducted with the senior managers of Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed in the MAXQDA qualitative data analysis program. Result of the analysis shows that Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality has created the "Address Tracking System" where all the building and apartment doors within the municipality borders are tracked. In addition, the municipality has implemented the "Smart Detection System" project, which is the first in Turkey. Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality has integrated systems that will keep up with the developing technology of the era, such as the "Smart Detection System", which detects the potholes and problems encountered by public transportation vehicles on the route and transmits them to the relevant unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The first years of the Republic of Turkey was a process when, on one hand, revolutions based on social transformations were carried out and, on the other hand, administrative regulations based on institutional transformations were introduced. Atatürk went on a nationwide tour in the years 1930-1931 in order to see on site to what extent central government policies are realized and listen to the citizens. This study discusses the report prepared by the Ministry of Interior as required by the notes taken by Atatürk during his nationwide tour. The report prepared by the Ministry of Interior involves quite significant data concerning many issues such as the reconsideration of the administrative division of Turkey, authorities of governors, land reform in Turkey, statistical data regarding the transition of the nomads into settled life, functioning of the local authorities and public investigators. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature by revealing the administrative structure and demographic characteristics of the period, administrative issues, and alternative solutions on the basis of the information supplied by this report which was prepared by the highest authorities of the period and presented to Prime Ministry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In democratic countries, at both local and national level, voters expect a fair and effective provision of services for them. Politicians, on the other hand, strive to increase services for pressure and interest groups and politically close citizens instead of democratic components. Bureaucracy grounds generally steers investments by being on the axis and under the influence of political polarization. This situation both causes the public resources to be spent on inefficient areas and prepares the ground for the emergence of economic and social problems due to polarization. Central government having sufficient resources is decisive in this. However, this situation causes the activity of the state to expand enormously. The main purpose of this study is to examine how social polarization has an impact on public investments at local and central levels. In this study, Turkey's public investment with the local administrations 's politic power to be used to express dummy variable is the party and the use of public resources that might influence the polarization was analyzed by Hausman test. The findings strongly demonstrated that polarization has a significant effect on public investment. In addition, according to the other findings of the research, it can be concluded that the negative effects of political polarization on public investments also bring about social polarization and indirectly paves the way for another problem such as injustice in income distribution. In order to prevent polarization, a number of recommendations are given to politicians to leave certain duties of the central government and the authority to use income sources to local administrations to reduce political and social polarization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Turkish public administration has undergone various institutional changes and transformations in the historical process. In Turkey, urbanization factor has affected social life to a great extent. Urbanization has been the determining factor in the change of Turkish public administration in the administrative, economic and technological developments. The most considerable change occurred after the founding of the Republic is switching to the Presidential System. In the public opinion, the current system is referred to as the Turkish-Type Presidential System or the Presidential System. Regardless of the name, the system has undoubtedly affected all institutions of the Turkish public administration. The new system in which the President is active has required public institutions to renew their memory and experiences. The new system has also significantly affected the relations between existing central and local governments. The authority in the relations between the central administration and local administrations is given to the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. New institutions were established in the organization of these Ministries, and the distribution of authority and duties in provincial organizations were renewed. For example, the responsibility of YİKOB has been increased in local services. Some of the services provided by the governorship were transferred to the provincial organization of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. In this study, new institutions emerging in the relations between central government and local government within the framework of the new system will be examined. The current situation analysis for the change will be made available to the interested parties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Westernization manoeuvres, which began in the later periods of the Ottoman State, did not stay limited to military, but also brought many social and economic regulations. Many public services which previously carried out by waqfs came under the control of state. As in European countries, many new institutions emerged for fulfilling the needs of general public in the Ottoman State too. Şehremaneti, which was founded in 1855, in order to deliver solution to the problem of sanitation and lighting of İstanbul, led the way for municipal organization. With the Vilayet Nizamnamesi introduced in 1864, municipal administrations were established in important centers of the provinces. The subject of this study was the Journal of Belediyeler, which was published by the Belediyeler Bankası (Bank of Municipalities) between the years of 1935 and 1942. The Journal of Belediyeler, with Naci Kıcıman as executive editor and Alaettin Cemil Topçubaşı as chief editör, published 81 issues and became a pioneer for publications on municipal work in Turkey. The Journal informed local administrators in Turkey on developments of municipal work in the world and tried to give information on Turkish Republic's stance on municipal administration and to establish a modern mentality for municipal work. The Journal included articles on municipal works; legislative regulations; public construction activities of municipalities; mayors and municipal council members; problems, investment opportunities, historical and touristic value of cities which had municipal administrations; speech texts of statesmen; language and history. Photographs of mayors, municipal council members and activities of municipalities were also published. The aim of this study was to introduce the Journal of Belediyeler, which was an important source for activities of local administrations and for mentality of municipal work between the years of 1935 and 1942, and to give information on its content, to draw attention to the importance of information, documents and photographs appeared in the Journal to the local history studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Grounds of the Study: Under the logic of capital accumulation process; poverty has been aggravating day by day in the world-wide with deepening problems of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged sections of the society, and nowadays with mostly influencing the urban population. Urban poverty demonstrated itself with %8.86 in Turkey (TUIK, 2009). At the study, urban poverty and urban poverty alleviation have been searched from the socio-economic and political restructuring process from 1980s onwards. Since 1980s, global planet has been under the influence of neo-liberal discourses. New political agenda reflected itself with the policies supporting capital, new order has been settling on decentralization, localization, governance, privatization, elimination of global trade boarders, and alleviation of social security network. In this respect, within the framework of re-scaling and re-structuring of state; state transfers power to global scale (multinational organizations and institutions) and local scale (local administrations).That process leads to change at state's intervention to urban fields and local administrations come to the front side as the pivot actors at combating poverty. Purpose of the Study: That paper's first objective is highlighting the emergence of local administrations at combating poverty within the socio-economic transformation of world order under capitalist formation within the re-scaling of state process. The second target at the research paper is to set forth the aggravating trend on urban poverty, and demonstrating the intersection points with the critical role and responsibilities of local administrations on that framework. Lastly, the current condition of local administrations in Turkey, at poverty alleviation process is analyzed firstly with the evaluation of institutional responsibilities by the previous and newly enacted local laws, secondly budget proportions have been analyzed by the help of 'current transfer expenditures' budget item; finally, technical staff capacity building issue concerns which have a key role at the success of poverty alleviation are evaluated. In that context, relative strengths and weaknesses of local authorities on poverty struggle have discussed, some solution proposals have been given on that dimension. Method: Within the context of the study, literature review has been made concerning poverty and urban poverty; and international institutions reports that highlighting the functions and responsibilities of local administrations at combating poverty and legal framework at national level have been deeply searched. Main Discussion and Conclusions: That study's main assumption has been shaped around that hypothesis, "while at the new political order, decentralization argument let to the attribution of lots of roles and responsibilities to the local administrations, recently, it is seen that local administrations can produce effective poverty alleviation policies only with coordinated and integrated central government upperhand policies; because local administrations cannot take the necessary financial, administrative and human resource power transition that is in harmony and sufficient with their local responsibilities. Consequently, local administrations have no needed financial and technical capacity for being remedy at urban poverty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Public relations is perceived an administrative function by the contemporary municipalities and its significance has been felt increasingly day by day thanks to the advanced media environment. Radio and television have a decisive function in the strategies of public relations because of their advantages. Local administrations where public relations are perceived and implemented as "relations with media" benefit from radio and television significantly. Diversification in the media environment in the region specifies the form and effective area of the practices in public relations. The relations which are mostly developing in the direction of "attraction of attention of media" and "development of relations with media" are proceeding irregularly. Despite that, municipalities which has social, cultural and economic duties endeavor to get support from the media, primarily radio and television on the subjects of "delivering its messages to public", "introducing of its services" and "molding public opinion". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is an open letter to the Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism on professional concerns about the transfer of public libraries to local administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]