Positive and negative aspects of metropolitan law: Example of Erzurum

In this study, the new metropolitan law was evaluated on the basis of Erzurum province. Today, municipalism is becoming more and more important among local governments. Especially metropolitan municipality has emerged due to reasons such as population density in urban areas, rapid urbanization and inability to respond to service requests. First of all, Metropolitan Municipality became concrete with the Metropolitan Municipality Law No. 3030 in 1984. In 2012, structural and functional changes were made in Metropolitan municipality with the Metropolitan Law No. 6360. There are differences in terms of management, financial and services. In this context, the example of Erzurum province is presented theoretically in accordance with the new metropolitan law. In practice, it is also supported by practice with data obtained from the interviews with Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality personnel and citizens. In the application part of the study, in-depth interview technique was used and content and descriptive analysis were made in the data obtained through the interview. According to the findings obtained from the study, it was understood that the income of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality increased with the law numbered 6360 and this situation reflected positively to Erzurum province. Keywords: Metropolitan Law, Law No. 6360, Erzurum, Metropolitan Municipality