Bulut, YakupTaniyici, Saban2024-09-182024-09-1820060300-39301743-9388https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930600792930https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/13376This study is concerned with the characteristics and attitudes of municipal council members in Turkey. First, it addresses the question of how representative the municipal councils are of the community they were elected from. Second, it deals with the question of whether attitudes of municipal council members towards aspects of local democracy are influenced by their occupational background and political party affiliation. The study tries to make generalisations about municipal council members in Turkey based on survey data from Erzincan province and its districts and also by reviewing existing literature on the subject.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle32441342810.1080/030039306007929302-s2.0-33746253215Q1WOS:000240210500003Q2