Hosted by TÜSİAD, at this fourth event of our series, we examined regulatory quality within the framework of the OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2025 and engaged in a shared assessment on how regulatory policies can be strengthened in a more predictable and impact-oriented manner.
We truly appreciate your support in spreading the word and promoting the importance of sound regulatory governance in Türkiye.
ELoGE 2025 applications were completed in line with the updated ELoGE Benchmark of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, revised at the end of 2024. The updates were also reflected in the Application Guide prepared for municipalities in Türkiye. With growing interest from municipalities across Türkiye each year, the results of ELoGE 2025 will be announced at the ELoGE Ceremony on February 10th, 2026 in Ankara.
We have translated the latest report in the OECD’s series on improving regulatory quality into Turkish.
In this study, our Youth Network assessed the role and impact of youth in 30 metropolitan municipalities, analizing youth councils’ role in representation, oversight, and decision-making.
The European Label of Governance Excellence (ELoGE), developed by the Council of Europe to strengthen good governance in local authorities, continues to attract growing interest from municipalities in Türkiye. As applications increase each year, in 2024, 5 metropolitan municipalities, 2 provincial municipalities, and 6 district municipalities earned the right to use the ELoGE.
In our publication presenting comparative results on good governance practices across 37 district municipalities in Istanbul between 2018 and 2023, we highlighted local governments’ strengths and areas for improvement through examples of good practice.
At the conference presenting the 2018–2023 results of our Municipality Governance Scorecard (MGS), local government leaders gathered and municipalities shared their governance journeys.
The Argüden Governance Academy, authorized by the Council of Europe to award the ELoGE in Türkiye, has established a National Platform in collaboration with the ALDA and Altınbaş University. Ankara, Eskişehir, Bağcılar, Gebze, Sultanbeyli, and Şişli have been awarded the ELoGE by independent jury.
After the introductory training of the School on Participatory Democracy, which presents tools developed by the Council of Europe to enhance participation at the local level, in-depth training sessions on participatory tools are continuing in various times and cities.
We have developed the Integrated Municipal Governance Model, which aims to increase the citizens’ quality of life by improving local governance quality. The Model ensures good governance, participatory democracy, effective resource and risk management by increasing the quality of participation, information, and functioning in municipalities.
Our Integrated Municipality Governance Model fosters a culture of good governance at all levels and processes, resulting in Sultanbeyli and Şişli Municipalities being awarded the European Label of Governance Excellence as the first Turkish municipalities to receive the label.
We examined 27 metropolitan municipalities in Türkiye from the perspective of citizens with good governance principles. The Metropolitan Municipality Governance Scorecard has been developed as a unique model that can be implemented globally.
We shared the results of our research with public,
civil society and academia representatives. After the conference, we conducted a workshop where we compiled the recommendations proposed to enhance the quality of governance in metropolitan cities.
We examined Istanbul district municipalities and published our recommendations in this guide where developing inclusive and fair policies in local governance is emphasized. And also by sharing best practices, we accelerate mutual learning within local governments.
This project is very important in terms of having a holistic approach, facilitating mutual learning, creating collaboration opportunities, and initiating data-driven work.
Our Integrated Municipality Governance Model helps to functionalize the 12 good governance principles of the Council of Europe and our Metropolitan Municipality Governance Scorecard measures the good governance practices of 27 metropolitan municipalities in Türkiye.
We shared our Local Development Guide as a policy development tool for better stakeholder engagement processes. We also published our Holistic Social Service Governance for Resilient Cities for cities to become
safer, more resilient, and livable places for people.
Good governance is essential for strong development, competitiveness, and quality of life. The Local Development Guide for Business will be an important companion in increasing the competitiveness of our cities and country.
Following the 2015 report, we shared the Turkish translation of the
OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2018 report with private sector, public,
and civil society executives in collaboration with TÜSİAD and examined the developments in Türkiye by providing comparisons between the last two reports.
Kadıköy Municipality became the first municipality
in the world to publish an integrated report by carrying out one of the recommendations of our Municipality Governance Scorecard©.
Our Municipality Governance Scorecard© Model was adopted by various NGOs
that operates in several areas by adapting their own works.
We aim to trigger learning by measuring in municipalities with our Municipality Governance Scorecard©. While conducting our research from a citizen's perspective, we also carried out collaborative work with mukhtars and young people to increase stakeholder participation.
The conference where we shared our publication and research findings was followed with interest by the national press. The model we developed in 2017 was announced as a good example by the OECD and attracted attention in the world.
Tools and instruments to assess governance quality is a very important issue both for practitioners and scholars. The Model developed by Argüden Governance Academy is cutting edge.
Municipalities are the public institutions that can take the quickest action in improving citizens' quality of life. The improvement of the governance quality of local governments is crucial for a better future.
Our Municipality Governance Scorecard© Model examines the public data of municipalities from a citizen‑centric perspective, and aims to trigger learning speed via good examples. Our exemplary model is not only applicable in Türkiye but also in the World.
We create value for more inclusive, participatory, and accountable decision-making mechanisms thanks to Good Governance in Public Sector Certificate Program and our successful graduates.
This training is a great opportunity for public experts. We have benefited from the training to the maximum extent possible. I believe that the next participants will also benefit from the training with the same efficiency.
The quality of public regulations directly affects the citizens' quality of life. We trigger learning in Türkiye by bringing international regulatory policy standards. We shared the recommendations of the OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook 2015 Report with public and private sector managers in cooperation with TÜSİAD.
Our first large-scale conference that we organized was Good Governance in Public – Policies and Practices. In order to build a better future, we believe in enhancing governance competencies of public experts with events such as this.
We translated “Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance” by OECD into Turkish, which includes regulatory policies and good governance recommendations. Our first publication in partnership with the OECD has enabled us to disseminate international governance standards in Türkiye.
