Istanbul (Kağıthane) district local governance and participatory democracy open discussion from

Local governments transfer authority of the central government to the local units and provide the submission of service more quickly, effectively and efficiently. Local needs are met more quickly and equal for people take part in the management. Local governments give importance to public participation in management and form their units according to this. In this study; description of local governments, history of local governments in our country, participant democracy, legal arrangements and applications of participant democracy in our country are discussed. This study also surveys operations of Kağıthane Municipality as a sample province in terms of participant democracy and operations of the municipality are presented with examples.