« Union of Municipalities of Turkey » takes part in the European Local Democracy Week - a paneuropean event coordinated by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe - as « Partner association »
The Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) dates back to 1945 and is the sole union for municipalities at national level. It was transformed into a legal public entity in 2005, in compliance with Article 20 of the Law No. 5355 on the Local Authorities Union as part of the Local Authorities Reform Process. Accordingly, all of the 1394 municipalities in Turkey are natural members of the UMT.
Accordingly our main tasks are to: