administrative territorial entity type of Turkey
Let an agent identify the type of a Turkish administrative unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis from official sources, relay codes and counts, and keep historical and current classes distinct.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent identify the type of a Turkish administrative unit, explain the hierarchy and its legal basis from official sources, relay codes and counts, and keep historical and current classes distinct.
A class of administrative divisions used in Turkey, from the 81 provinces called il, through districts called ilce, to municipalities, towns, villages and neighbourhoods, together with historical units such as the bucak subdistrict and the metropolitan municipalities that cover the largest provinces; the classes are defined by Turkish law and used in statistics, elections and local government.
What it is for: Classifying units of local administration in Turkey.
It can be identify the type of a given unit; explain the hierarchy and legal basis; relay codes and counts from official sources; distinguish historical from current classes.
Distinguishing features
Defined by Turkish law
Province, district, municipality, village, neighbourhood
Metropolitan municipalities for large provinces
Historical classes such as bucak abolished
What it looks like
Not a physical object; a category shown on maps and in registers.
Physical character
provinces: 81 count
metropolitan municipalities: 30 count
How it is recognised
Class of Turkish administrative division
Levels from province to neighbourhood
Units of other countries have their own classes
Related models
is a kind of - the registry category
is defined by - provincial and municipal laws
is used in - by the statistical institute
is related to - the top level
In practice
Families and kinds
province, il
district, ilce
metropolitan municipality
town and district municipalities
village and neighbourhood
historical bucak subdistricts and former villages
Identifiers
province plate code 01-81 used as province number
NUTS TR codes statistical regions
Standards and regulation
Provincial Administration Law
Municipal Law and Metropolitan Municipality Law
Village Law
Failure modes and hazards
Mixing historical and current classes
Stale counts after reorganisations
Confusing municipal and administrative boundaries
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Identify What type a unit is.
Identity.
Type
Type and level.
Type
Type.
- What type is a given Turkish unit, and at what level does it sit? definition
- Is the unit current or historical? boundary
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
Hierarchy
Hierarchy.
- How do the levels relate, from province to neighbourhood? definition
- Which entry fits the specific unit? action
Law Legal basis.
Law.
Basis
Legal basis.
Basis
Basis.
- Which laws define each class, and what powers do they carry? provenance
- Which entry fits local government in Turkey? action
Changes
Reorganisations.
Changes
Changes.
- How have the classes changed, such as the 2012 metropolitan reform and the abolition of bucaks? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Data Codes and statistics.
Data.
Codes
Codes.
Codes
Codes.
- What codes identify provinces, districts and statistical regions? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Counts
Counts.
Counts
Counts.
- How many units of each class exist, from official sources? measurement
- Which entry fits Turkish statistics? action
Context History and comparison.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the Turkish system develop from Ottoman vilayets? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Compare
Comparison.
Compare
Compare.
- How does the Turkish system compare with other countries? provenance
- Which entry fits the other country? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each class be a separate entry?
- How should official registers be linked?
- How should historical classes be recorded?