Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3MBH257Municipal Legislation2+0+02310.09.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Court Office Services
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of the course is to learn the establishment, organs, management, duties, authorities and responsibilities of local governments, first-tier municipalities and metropolitan municipalities in Turkish Administrative Law, as well as working procedures and principles.
Course Content In the first part, the administrative organization of Turkey is explained in general. Definitions of central government and local government organizations, their duties and their relations with each other are mentioned. Within the framework of the Municipal Legislation, the definition of municipalities, their purpose, the content and scope of the municipal legislation are explained. The population required for the establishment of the municipalities, the conditions for the determination of the municipal boundaries, the finalization of the boundaries and the resolution of the disputes arising about the municipal boundaries are mentioned. Necessary issues are explained in order for a town, village or some parts of them to join another town. In the second part, the organs of the municipalities, the selection of the organs of the municipalities and their duties are explained. In the third chapter, the units of the municipalities and the duties of the municipalities are explained. In the fourth chapter, the definition of the metropolitan municipality within the scope of the law on metropolitan municipalities, the establishment conditions of the metropolitan municipality, its borders, its field of duty, the number of population required for its establishment and its relations with the first level municipalities are mentioned. In the fifth chapter, the units of the metropolitan municipalities, the establishment of the units of the metropolitan municipalities, the organs of the metropolitan municipalities are mentioned. In the fourth chapter, the duties of metropolitan municipalities are explained. In the fifth chapter, the fulfillment of the social service duties of the municipalities, the social service duties they undertake, the place of the social service duties in the laws, the scope of the services provided by the municipality to the people with special needs living within the boundaries of the municipality are explained.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor V.Eda Babagür
Instructor Sezgi Demirkale
Name of Lecturers Instructor SEZGİ DEMİRKALE
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Municipal Law
Metropolitan Municipality Law

Course Category
Social Sciences %20
Field %80

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 1,5 44

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To grasp the outline of the schema of the administrative organization of Turkey
2 Detecting images of central government and local governments
3 To understand the communication between central government and local government
4 To learn the ties of central government and local governments and their duties towards each other
5 To learn the establishment conditions of first-tier municipalities
6 To learn the bodies of the first tier municipalities
7 To understand the duties of first-tier municipalities
8 To learn to determine the boundaries of first-tier municipalities
9 To understand the merger-splitting conditions of first-tier municipalities
10 To learn the establishment conditions of metropolitan municipalities
11 To learn the organs of metropolitan municipalities
12 To understand the duties of metropolitan municipalities
13 To learn the organizational charts of metropolitan municipalities
14 To comprehend the units of metropolitan municipalities and their duties

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Turkey administrative organization chart
2 Definitions and relations of central government units, local government units. Local government units scheme.
3 First-tier municipalities, definition, purposes and establishment conditions
4 Determining the borders of the first-tier municipalities, finalizing their borders and border disputes
5 The organs, units and duties of the first-tier municipalities Income and expenses of municipalities
6 Establishment conditions, organs and units of metropolitan municipalities
7 Duties of metropolitan municipalities, revenues and expenditures of metropolitan municipalities
8 Midterm Exam
9 Example: Examining the organization chart of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, its organs and units
10 Bodies or units of municipalities responsible for fulfilling their social service duties
11 The content and development of the social service duties of municipalities,
12 The place of social work duties in the literature, the importance given to the municipal laws from past to present.
13 Duties of municipalities on transportation and zoning, their expansion and examples
14 Innovative municipalities and their innovative services within the framework of municipal duties
15 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7
C1
C2
C3 3
C4
C5
C6
C7 4
C8
C9 5
C10
C11
C12
C13 2
C14 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant