Our department chair, Prof. Dr. Mehmet GÜNEŞ, gave an interview to Tercüman regarding his latest book, “Municipality: Local Governments from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic,” published by VakıfBank Cultural Publications. In the interview, our professor answered questions regarding the formation of the administrative mechanisms of municipal institutions in Istanbul and the provinces during the final period of the Ottoman Empire, the importance of municipal activities in the state’s administration of the provinces, and the activities of the Şehremaneti in Istanbul.
