Foreword

Local governments succeeding in the implementation of good governance principles gain the trust of the citizens. Each local government department must take numerous decisions during the period they are mandated. For truly effective results, these decisions should be data-informed and consistent with other decisions taken by different levels and at different times to ensure coherence and alignment with stakeholder expectations. It is also important that a reasonable balance should be ensured between the results expected from a given decision on the one hand, and the resources to be utilized both for implementation and enforcement, and to redress the unfavorable repercussions on parts of the society that may be faced with negative consequences. Care taken to be inclusive and fair both in participation in decision making and in implementation reinforces the trust between citizens and the public authority…

Dr. Yılmaz Argüden

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Introduction

With this project, we aimed to measure the governance climate in municipalities. By means of the approach developed, we tried to measure the level of implementation of good governance in local governments in Istanbul in line with international norms and legislation. This enabled us to provide a measurement method so that we could identify, in a data-based manner, the areas that needed improvement. Furthermore, the criteria we offer can serve as a guideline for efforts to improve good governance in municipalities. For this reason, we believe our study will be helpful at local level to raise the level and quality of good governance…
Fikret TOKSÖZ, İnan İZCİ

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Evaluation of the Results and Recommendations

As a result of our analyses and evaluations within the framework of the Model we developed, it is concluded that in order to reinforce the good governance culture, municipalities should carry out their responsibilities in a data-based manner, adopt a participatory, and integrated approach, and commit themselves to continuous learning. We also found areas that needed improvement in transparent sharing of information and compliance with the principle of accountability…
Prof.Emeritus  Korel Göymen, Prof. Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Erbay Arıkboğa, Enver Salihoğlu

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