Local elections and citizens: Turkey Fenerbahçe sample

Cities have cultural and historical qualities. The services provided by the local authorities are important to shape the cities visually and socially. The aim of local elections is to select the local authorities. The aim of this research paper is to analyse the criteria on which people make decisions in local elections and the indicators which show the success of the local authorities. The target group is people who live in Istanbul Kadikoy-Fenerbahçe neighbourhood. To gather data a survey was given to 295 participants. In the survey, together with the questions on their sex, age, education, income level and how long they have lived in the neighbourhood, they were also asked about their political opinions, how much they know about the duties and responsibilities of the local authorities, the criteria about electing the local authorities, their opinions about the indicators showing the success of the mayors and their opinions on their own contributions on the city. While analysing the results, it has been seen that in Kadikoy neighbourhood the income; that the education level is comparatively very high and people's awareness on urban politics is definitely high; that they have participation spirit; that they consider the qualities of the local authorities in the elections but not their political interests.