The Evaluation of Restructured Local Governments in Turkey Within the Context of the European Charter on Local Self-government

In Turkey, local governments have been reconstructed in order to provide effective and productive delivery of the services by local governments, in parallel with European practices. This restructuring process brings very important changes to the functional, institutional, fiscal, and the manpower structures of local governments in Turkey. Therefore, the restructured local governments need to be re-evaluated within the context of the European Charter on Local Self-Government, one of the very important standards regarding the autonomy of local governments. Consequently, this article aims to re-evaluate restructured local governments in Turkey within the context of the Charter.