Local governments in Turkey and local review of what the law no. 6360 brings

When local governments are mentioned in our country, services such as road, water and sewage come to mind. However, beyond these services, local governments, which provide services that touch almost every aspect of our lives, have faced both administrative and financial problems over time and have become structures that serve under their capacity due to these problems. In the face of the current situation, both the central government and local governments have sought solutions and these seeking solutions brought Law No. 6360 It adopted in 2012 and Law No. 6360, which was launched in 2014, has made serious reforms in local governments in Turkey. With this law, has changed the boundaries of duties, powers and responsibilities of metropolitan municipalities to be provincial property borders, and the special personality of the provincial administration, towns and villages within these borders have been terminated. A new two-tier management model, namely metropolitan municipalities and district municipalities, has been put into practice with the Law and the subsequent regulations. Metropolitan Municipalities have been turned into institutions that serve the entire city. This study examined the historical processes of local governments in Turkey and the Law No. 6360, has been investigated its impact on local governments. Key Words: Law No. 6360, Metropolitan Municipalities, Local Administrations, Local Administration Services