In the 21st century in Turkey, traditional public administration started to change. The transition from representative democracy to the participative democracy has accelerated and the phenomenon of governance has emerged. Governance, which is used in the sense of managing together, may be defined as the local civil society organizations, as well as the public are informed about decision-making processes and even participated in decision-making mechanisms. The legislator has made significant efforts compared to previous years in the area of local participative democracy since the local governments, especially the municipalities, is often considered the most appropriate level to achieve the participation of citizens in public affairs. The lawmaker has regulated some instruments of the local governance with the Municipal Law (no: 5393 dated 2005). One of these instruments is the city councils. City councils carry out their activities, in order to implement the concept of governance, by making recommendations by its general assembly, which is the most competent body. In this study, the decisions of the general assembly of the city council will be evaluated. First of all, the scope of city council decisions will be examined and then the effectiveness of city council decisions will be evaluated. While conducting this study was being discussed with several officials of city councils and then web sites and doctrine concerning the city councils were examined. The subject of the city council has been examined by many studies, but the nature, legal structure and impact of the decisions of these city councils have been examined in a limited manner. This study was written to eliminate this deficiency.
Türkiye’de 21. yüzyılda, geleneksel kamu yönetimi anlayışı değişmeye başlamıştır. Temsili demokrasiden katılımcı demokrasiye geçiş hızlanmış ve yönetişim olgusu ortaya çıkmıştır. Birlikte yönetmek anlamında kullanılan yönetişim, sivil toplum kuruluşları yanında halkın da karar süreçleri hakkında bilgilendirilmesi hatta karar mekanizmalarında rol alması olarak tanımlanabilir. Yerel yönetimler, özellikle de belediyeler, halkın kamu yönetimine katılımını gerçekleştirmekte en uygun yönetsel birim olarak algılandığından yasa koyucu, son yıllarda, yerel katılımcı demokrasi konusunda önemli çalışmalar yapmıştır. 2005 tarih ve 5393 sayılı Belediye Kanunu’yla birtakım yönetişim araçları düzenlenerek uygulamada yer bulmuştur. Bunlardan biri de kent konseyleridir. Kent konseyleri, yönetişim anlayışını hayata geçirmek için faaliyetlerini, en yetkili organı olan genel kurul eliyle, tavsiye niteliğinde kararlar vererek gerçekleştirmektedir. Bu çalışmada, kent konseyi genel kurul kararları geniş bir değerlendirmeye tabi tutulmaktadır. Öncelikle kent konseyi kararlarının kapsamı incelenip sonrasında kent konseyi kararlarının etkinliği değerlendirilmektedir. Bu çalışma, teorik bir nitelik taşımaktadır. Doktrin tarafından kent konseyi konusunda çok sayıda çalışma yapılmıştır ancak kent konseyi kararlarının niteliği, hukuki yapısı ve etkisi kısıtlı şekilde incelenmiştir. Bu eksikliğin giderilmesi maksadıyla bu çalışma, kaleme alınmıştır.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | April 27, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | January 7, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Issue: 55 |
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