As a local actor of local democracy city councils: Malatya Metropolitan City Council sample

The aim of this study is to investigate the status of the City Councils as a local actor of local democracy in Malatya Metropolitan City Council. In the research, the Malatya Metropolitan City Council has been focused and the Executive Committee members have been elected within the Malatya Metropolitan City Council in terms of representation. The data of the research was obtained through the semi - structured interview form developed by the researcher by in - depth interview method between January - March 2018. The interview form used in the research consists of two parts. In the first part of the interview form, five (5) questions were asked in order to determine the information of the participants in the province, the duty / title, the status and the scope of their views in the institution, and in the second part there were twenty (20) questions in order to determine their opinions about the City Councils. As a result of the study, it was determined that City Councils have a dynamic structure in terms of local democracy and participation in local government, they are effective in expressing the problems of the city, and they are efficient and functional in making decisions about identifying the problems and needs related to the city and making solution proposals. In addition, it was determined that in order to make the City Councils work more effectively, new regulations are needed in terms of binding decisions of the city administration, having a budget of its own and determining its employees.