Financial structures of local governments After Tanzimat Period in Ottoman Empire: Istanbul case

Local governments do not only concern the academic environment which is doing research on this topic, but also the whole community living in that country. Due to the fact that the administrative parts of these units providing local service are elected by the folk and services provided by those who come to power are community-oriented. In other words, there is a close loop between local administrative units and citizens which affect and are affected by each other.In this study, the local governments? subject that is highly of importance in many aspects, will be considered and inspected in administrative and financial dimensions, within a historical period including the Ottoman Period. Before the Tanzimat Period (Administrative Reforms, 1839), there used to be no local governments in modern sense. In our country, local governments in modern sense, started to come into existence as a significant part of the reforms during the Tanzimat Period. In this research, basic concepts about local governments and on-site administration are presented, the validity of on-site administration applications in Ottoman Empire will be questioned in various aspects, local service units after Tanzimat Period will be studied in administrative dimensions for the first time, and the essential financial change of the local administrative units by the effect of Tanzimat Period are meant to be set forth.