Decentralization in Turkey

This book explores the political dimensions of decentralization and (re)centralization policies in Turkey over the past century.

Galip Emre Y-ld-r-m served as a teaching and research assistant in political science at the University of Nantes from 2021 to 2024. He earned his PhD in sociology in 2019 from the École Normale Supérieure de Paris-Saclay with a dissertation titled Historical Sociology of the Turkish State: An Incomplete Institutionalization. His research focuses primarily on Turkish politics, including decentralization policies and civil-military relations. He has also explored the regionalization process in France and examined local and national electoral dynamics in the country.

Introduction 1. Administrative Centralization in the State-Building Process Under Single-Party Rule, 1920-1945 2. Administrative Centralization as a Political Instrument during the Multiparty Period (1945-1960) 3. Gradual Establishment of Decentralization Under Central Government Supervision, 1960-2000 4. Reforms of Local Authorities: The Primary Ambition of Islamist Elites General Conclusion and Discussions Appendices