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| MLY3002 | Local Government Finance | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hikmet YILMAZ | | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. AHMET ULUSOY, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this course is to teach the concept and characteristics of local government, and to provide information about the administrative and financial structures of local governments in Türkiye and around the world. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | define the main concepts of local governments | 1 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Will learn about the different types of local government in Türkiye. | 1 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | The provincial administration gains knowledge about the administrative and financial structure of municipalities and villages. | 1 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Central and local administrations: rationale for local administrations. Characteristics of intergovernmental relations. Allocation of services and revenues between administrations. Local administrations in variety unity and federal countries. Local administrations in Turkey: municipalities, city local administration and villages. Problems of metropolitan municipalities. Relations between local authority bank and local administrations. Problems of local administrations and solution suggestions. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The Concept, Characteristics, and Importance of Local Government | | | Week 2 | Types of Local Governments, Their Supervision, and Their Relationship with Democracy | | | Week 3 | Local Administrations and Autonomy; The Principle of Subsidiarity | | | Week 4 | Reasons for the Existence of Local Administrations | | | Week 5 | Division of Responsibilities Between Administrations | | | Week 6 | Determining the Optimal Service Area | | | Week 7 | Division of Revenue Between Administrations | | | Week 8 | Administrative and Financial Structures of Local Governments in Various Countries | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Provincial Special Administrations | | | Week 11 | Municipalities | | | Week 12 | Metropolitan Municipalities | | | Week 13 | Villages | | | Week 14 | Local Government Associations | | | Week 15 | Local Government Banking | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ulusoy, A. Akdemir, T. 2022; Mahalli İdareler Maliyesi, Seçkin Kitabevi, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Öner, E. Mutluer, M.K. 2009; MutluerTeoride ve Uygulamada Mahalli İdareler Maliyesi, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2026 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 8 | 32 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 3 | 10 | 30 | | Diğer 2 | 3 | 9 | 27 | | Total work load | | | 220 |
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