Turkey Archives – Decentralization Net

From decentralization to recentralization in Turkey

September 22, 2025 LPS Alliance

When the Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP) swept into power in 2002, it promised to loosen the rigid centralism that had long defined the Turkish state. In its first years, the party advanced decentralizing […]

Local government finance indicators in South-East Europe

November 20, 2023 Marina Jandrevska

Policymakers in South-East Europe rely on high-quality data and information for informed decisions, effective public policies, and resource management, but this data is either missing or difficult to access, hindering efficient resource management. To bridge […]

Istanbul Elections Suggest Cracks In Support For Ruling Party

June 23, 2019 LPS Alliance

One important aspect of a decentralization is that it expands the space for political competition beyond the national stage, and provides an opportunity for opposition candidates to prove their worth to the electorate—for instance, as […]

Decentralization for Peace in Turkey, Iraq and Syria

March 30, 2016 LPS Initiative

Decentralization through administrative reform is the solution for the Kurdish question in Turkey and its immediate neighborhood. The Republic of Turkey is ill. The violent upheaval taking place just over the border in Iraq and […]

A Content Analysis of the Web Pages of Heidelberg and Konya

January 22, 2016 LPS Alliance

Developments in information and communication technologies affects city administration in all areas. Municipalities in countries around the work increasingly provide information about governaance, services anf finances to their residents, aiming at achieving effiency, speed, low […]