Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality was established on 23 March 1984,{{sfn | Çölük | 2023 | pp=293–322}} following the enactment of the metropolitan municipality act on 8 March 1984.{{Cite web |title=TÜRK BELEDİYECİLİĞİNİN GELİŞİM SÜRECİ |url=https://www.mevzuatdergisi.com/2009/03a/02.htm |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=www.mevzuatdergisi.com|language=tr}} Initially, the municipality covered only the urban centers of Istanbul, which accounted for 35% of the Istanbul Province. The rest of the province was administered by the Istanbul Special Provincial Administration.{{Cite book |last=Taşan-Kok |first=Tuna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gssYJXHQO7gC|page=87 |title=Budapest, Istanbul, and Warsaw: Institutional and Spatial Change |date=2004 |publisher=Eburon Uitgeverij B.V. |isbn=978-90-5972-041-1 |language=en}}

In July 2004, the concept of metropolitan municipality was redefined in Istanbul and Kocaeli, where thenceforth metropolitan municipality borders would overlap with provincial borders.{{cite journal | last1=Yilmaz | first1=Nesli̇han | last2=Çeti̇n | first2=Önez | title=THE EFFECT OF THE LAW NO.6360 ON THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITIES: THE CASE OF TR62 CITIES | website=CORE | date=27 January 2017 | url=https://core.ac.uk/works/71167369 | access-date=4 November 2023}} This change enabled the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to extend its jurisdiction to the whole province, and to assume the responsibilities of the provincial government.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Organization/Encumen/Pages/AnaSayfa.aspx|publisher=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality|title=Metropolitan Executive Committee|access-date=21 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120102011328/http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Organization/Encumen/Pages/AnaSayfa.aspx|archive-date=2 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ioi.gov.tr/index.php?yol=0_1_124 |publisher=Istanbul Special Provincial Administration |title=Organizasyon |trans-title=Organization |access-date=21 December 2011 |language=tr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126141113/http://www.ioi.gov.tr/index.php?yol=0_1_124 |archive-date=26 November 2011 }} The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality now concentrates the competences of public management, while the Istanbul Special Provincial Administration's duties are limited to the building and maintenance of schools, residences, government buildings, and roads, and the promotion of arts, culture, and nature conservation.{{sfn|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|2008|p=206}}

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is divided into 39 district municipalities, which are the second-level local governments within the province. Each district municipality has its own mayor and council, elected by the local voters. The district municipalities are responsible for providing municipal services, such as water, sewerage, waste management, social assistance, health, education, culture, sports, and transportation, within their boundaries.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/AboutIstanbul/Districts/Pages/Districts.aspx|title=Districts|publisher=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality|access-date=2023-11-03}}

As of 2024, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is organized as follows:{{Cite web |title=Yönetim Şeması |url=https://ibb.istanbul/ibb/yonetim-semasi/ |access-date=21 December 2024 |website=İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi}}

Mayor of Istanbul

• Legal Affairs Section
• Inspection Board
• Internal Audit Unit
• Board of Advisors
  Secretary-General of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

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Aside from public safety and public works, the vast majority of daily operations within the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality are run through municipally owned corporations, of which their absolute majority of shares are owned and managed by the municipality.

• Ethics Commission
• Mediation Commission
• Transportation Coordination Center
• Infrastructure Coordination Center
• Istanbul Urban Council

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The Municipal Council of Istanbul ({{langx|tr|İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Meclisi}}) is the decision-making organ of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

It consists of 314 members, who are elected by the voters of the 39 districts for a five-year term. The council elects the Mayor and the Metropolitan Executive Committee from among its members. The council also approves the budget, plans, and policies of the municipality.{{Cite web |title=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |url=https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/AboutIstanbul/MunicipalCouncil/Pages/MunicipalCouncil.aspx |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality |language=en}}

The last mayor of Istanbul was Ekrem İmamoğlu of the Republican People's Party (CHP), who was elected with 54.21 percent of the vote in the 2019 elections. He succeeded Ali Yerlikaya from the Justice and Development Party (AKP), who had ex-officio served as acting mayor in his capacity as governor of Istanbul Province after the March 2019 election was annulled by the Supreme Electoral Council.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48739256|title=Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan's ruling AKP loses again |website=BBC News |date=23 June 2019 |access-date=2023-11-03}} He was dismissed from his duty on March 23, 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trthaber.com/haber/gundem/ekrem-imamoglu-gorevden-uzaklastirildi-901682.html|title=Ekrem İmamoğlu görevden uzaklaştırıldı|access-date=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2025|lang=tr|website=www.trthaber.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://haberkibris.com/ibb-baskani-imamoglunun-gecici-tedbir-olarak-gorevinden-uzaklastirildigi-bildirildi-1645-2025-03-23.html|title=İBB Başkanı İmamoğlu'nun geçici tedbir olarak görevinden uzaklaştırıldığı bildirildi|access-date=23 March 2025|date=23 March 2025|lang=tr|work=Haber Kıbrıs}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/ekrem-imamogluna-gorevden-uzaklastirma-sisli-belediyesine-kayyum,9_cDusXdsUyzNIm2j9jNSw|title=Ekrem İmamoğlu'na görevden uzaklaştırma, Şişli Belediyesi'ne kayyum|access-date=23 March 2025|lang=tr|website=www.ntv.com.tr|date=23 March 2025}}

The Metropolitan Executive Committee is the executive organ of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. It consists of 21 members, who are elected by the Municipal Council from among its members. The committee assists the mayor in implementing the decisions of the council, and supervises the activities of the municipal administration.{{cite web|url=https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/AboutIstanbul/MetropolitanExecutiveCommittee/Pages/MetropolitanExecutiveCommittee.aspx|title=Metropolitan Executive Committee|publisher=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality|access-date=2023-11-03}}

In the 2024 local elections, İmamoğlu was reelected with 51.15% of the vote. Additionally, the CHP won 26 of the 39 districts in Istanbul and a majority in the Istanbul Municipal Council.{{Cite web |title=Seçim 2024 |url=https://secim.aa.com.tr/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=secim.aa.com.tr |archive-date=2023-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514223153/https://secim.aa.com.tr// |url-status=dead }}

• List of mayors of Istanbul
• Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey

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• [https://www.ibb.istanbul/en Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514080246/https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/ |date=2021-05-14 }}
• [https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/AboutIstanbul/History/Pages/History.aspx History of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality]
• [https://www.ibb.istanbul/en/AboutIstanbul/Projects/Pages/Projects.aspx Projects of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality]

Category:Government of Istanbul

Category:1984 establishments in Turkey