District strategies in the local development approaches:Sample of Izmir / Torbalı

In view of the fact that local development, which is the main factor in the realization of national development, can be achieved by using local resources effectively and efficiently, stakeholders including the local district governor, municipality, university, non-governmental organizations and other public institutions should work in coordination. In this context, the aim of the research is to determine the level of economic development in the district by taking the opinions of 20 public institutions and organizations and NGO representatives for the development of Torbalı district. In the study, the contribution levels of the district were investigated by taking the opinions of the representatives of the institutions for the development of the district with the interview and face-to-face interview technique. Qualitative research techniques were used throughout the study. In the first part, the literature review was conducted, the general framework of the local development approach and the main elements serving local development were examined in the theoretical framework and the local development practices in Turkey were included. In the second part, the general information about Torbalı, the views of the representatives of the public institutions and organizations serving the development of the district are given and the interviews with the representatives of Torbalı and Izmir determined institutions have revealed the impact of the local government units work on the physical and social development in the district while ensuring that. In the third part, despite the economic indicators that are constantly increasing throughout the district, the survey revealed that physical and social development had difficulty responding to economic development at the same rate as the migration of 10,000 people a year. Migration to the district improved industry in the district eliminating the labor deficit; however, education, health, judicial and municipal services in the district created a clutter of access point, sustainable economic development in the district, human and environment-oriented, broader, long-term, has revealed that extraordinary measures should be taken. Keywords: Local development, social development, physical development, economic development, sustainable economic development, migration.