Departments

🛡️ Directorate of Disaster Affairs

The Directorate of Disaster Affairs operates to manage coordination and intervention processes for municipalities before, during, and after disasters. The Directorate identifies disaster risks, develops strategies to mitigate these risks, and makes necessary preparations to ensure rapid response during an emergency.

Key responsibilities include the training and equipping of search and rescue teams, the organization of volunteer groups, the conduct of drills, and the ensuring of inter-institutional coordination during disasters to address essential needs such as shelter, food, and sanitation.

Furthermore, the Directorate is responsible for conducting post-disaster recovery efforts to facilitate the restoration of normalcy in the region and coordinating humanitarian aid, including psychosocial support services.

Directorate of Support Services

Our Directorate of Support Services operates to ensure the procurement of necessary goods, services, and construction works, the provision of logistical support, and the efficient use of resources, thereby allowing all municipal units to continue their operations without interruption.

Managing public resources with principles of cost-efficiency and transparency, our directorate serves as the cornerstone of our municipality's institutional sustainability.

📦 Duties and Responsibilities

• To process and finalize all procurement requests submitted to the Directorate within the framework of the Public Procurement Law No. 4734, adhering to the principles of transparency, competition, and equal treatment.
• To manage contract processes within the scope of the Public Procurement Contracts Law No. 4735 and to coordinate the timely delivery of goods and services in accordance with the specifications.
• To ensure the uninterrupted management of essential operational requirements for municipal service buildings, including maintenance, repair, cleaning, security, and energy management.
• To maintain records, ensure the preservation of movable assets in the institutional inventory, and provide coordination between units in accordance with the Regulation on Movable Assets.
• To manage the dispatch and administration of the municipal vehicle fleet and to increase operational efficiency by planning maintenance, repair, and fuel requirements.

Directorate of Real Estate and Expropriation

Our Directorate of Real Estate and Expropriation operates to register, protect, and utilize all immovable properties (plots, lands, buildings, etc.) owned or held by our municipality in the most efficient manner for the public benefit.

Our operations and procedures are conducted with precision and transparency in accordance with the Municipal Law No. 5393, the Regulation on Immovable Property, and other relevant legislation (Laws No. 2942, 2886, 775, 2981, and 4706).

🏢 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Real Estate Management: Maintaining the inventory and registry records of real estate registered under the name of the municipality, monitoring identification and registration processes, and effectively managing the institution’s immovable properties.
• Leasing, Sales, and Allocation: To utilize municipal properties, conducting the leasing, sale, or allocation processes to relevant institutions through tender procedures in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 2886.
• Expropriation Processes: Expropriating areas required for the execution of public services and the implementation of projects within the scope of the Expropriation Law No. 2942, and performing the necessary registration and deregistration procedures.
• Title Deed and Entitlement Procedures: In accordance with Laws No. 775, 2981, and 4706; identifying rightful owners and executing the necessary title deed and allocation procedures in compliance with legal regulations.
• Prevention of Encroachment and Occupancy Fees (Ecrimisil): Protecting municipal real estate from unauthorized (unlawful) occupation; identifying occupied areas and monitoring the accrual and collection processes for occupancy fees and encroachment charges.
• Maintenance, Repair, and Tender Processes: Carrying out the repair, furnishing, and mandated construction work for real estate registered to the municipality, and finalizing the relevant tender processes.

Department of Technical Affairs

Our Department of Technical Affairs actively manages field projects, construction, maintenance, and repair processes to ensure our district achieves a modern, safe, and accessible physical infrastructure.

Our operations are meticulously conducted in accordance with relevant legislation, primarily the Municipal Law No. 5393 and the Zoning Law No. 3194, as well as Laws No. 5018, 4734, 4735, 5366, 657, and 4857.

🚧 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Road and Infrastructure Services: Opening new roads following zoning implementations and expropriation processes; constructing stabilized roads, paving, and sidewalks. Carrying out maintenance and repair of existing roads and sidewalks, and performing road marking.
• Construction and Facility Management: Constructing or contracting the construction of buildings projected on properties owned by the municipality with the approval of the Mayor’s Office, and managing the maintenance and repair of existing real estate.
• Coordination and Permitting: Implementing decisions made by commissions such as UKOME and AYKOME in the field and processing infrastructure excavation permits.
• Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage: Delivering historical artifacts discovered during excavation and construction work to the primary responsible institutions; providing team and equipment support for restoration requests regarding municipal historical structures.
• Operational Support: Providing vehicle/machinery maintenance and repair services upon the request of other departments; providing heavy machinery and personnel support for the demolition of hazardous or unauthorized structures as processed by the Departments of Zoning and Urbanization and Municipal Police.

Directorate of Revenue

Our Directorate of Revenue is responsible for collecting the financial resources required to enhance the quality and ensure the continuity of services provided to our citizens by our municipality, within the framework of the principles of justice, equality, and legality.

All our operations are conducted with transparency, guided by the provisions of Municipal Law No. 5393, Municipal Revenues Law No. 2464, Tax Procedure Law No. 213, and the Law on the Procedure for Collection of Public Receivables No. 6183.

🧾 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Accrual Operations: Ensuring the accrual (calculation and registration) of property taxes, environmental cleaning taxes (ÇTV), advertisement taxes, entertainment and communication taxes, as well as fees and contributions to municipal infrastructure costs, in accordance with applicable legislation.
• Collection and Cashier Services: Collecting taxes, duties, fees, and other liabilities from taxpayers securely, swiftly, and conveniently through municipal counters, contracted banks, and e-municipality systems.
• Registry and Declaration Management: Establishing registry records for taxpayers within our municipal boundaries, performing address/title deed updates, and regularly administering declaration acceptance processes.
• Enforcement and Follow-up Procedures: Issuing payment orders and managing e-lien and enforcement proceedings in accordance with legal processes under Law No. 6183 to ensure the collection of overdue municipal receivables for the public interest.
• Taxpayer Services: Responding transparently to questions and requests from our citizens regarding tax and liability processes, conducting conciliation commission operations, and providing guidance to increase tax awareness.

Directorate of Legal Affairs

Our Directorate of Legal Affairs is responsible for managing the legal processes of our municipality and represents our institution before judicial and administrative authorities. In accordance with the principles of the rule of law and justice, it diligently protects the rights and interests of our municipality.

⚖️ Duties and Responsibilities

• Legal Consultancy and Audit: Providing legal consultancy for the operations and transactions of municipal units, auditing the compliance of conducted processes with legislation, and coordinating the full execution of legal procedures.
• Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings: Undertaking the follow-up of all judicial and administrative cases filed against or by the municipality, and taking the necessary legal steps to ensure favorable outcomes for the institution.
• Archive and Document Management: Ensuring the orderly archiving and secure preservation of case files, rendered opinions, and all official legal documents belonging to the institution.

Directorate of Climate Change and Zero Waste

Our Directorate of Climate Change and Zero Waste operates in alignment with the principles of environmental sustainability to ensure a cleaner, more livable district with preserved natural assets for future generations.

Our efforts are conducted with a nature-harmonious, innovative, and participatory approach, guided by the provisions of the Municipal Law No. 5393, the Environmental Law No. 2872, and the Zero Waste Regulation.

♻️ Areas of Activity and Duties

• Zero Waste Management: In accordance with national Zero Waste targets, coordinating the source-segregated collection of packaging, electronic, and waste vegetable oil, as well as all other waste streams, to facilitate their recovery into the economy.
• Climate Action Planning: Preparing and implementing the "Local Climate Action Plan" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower the carbon footprint, and ensure adaptation to climate change.
• Environmental Protection and Sustainability: Conducting efforts to protect natural areas and manage agricultural waste in an environmentally sound manner, with the aim of preserving the ecological balance and agricultural potential of our region.
• Environmental Education and Awareness: Organizing training sessions, seminars, and awareness campaigns in schools, public institutions, and our neighborhoods to foster environmental consciousness.
• Inspection and Environmental Health: Conducting periodic inspections to prevent environmental pollution (air, water, soil, and noise), identifying non-compliance with regulations, and initiating the necessary administrative and legal proceedings.

Directorate of Zoning and Urbanization

Our Directorate of Zoning and Urbanization operates with the goal of ensuring that our district maintains a planned identity that is free from haphazard construction, while remaining safe, aesthetically pleasing, and respectful of its historical and natural fabric.

All our tasks and procedures are meticulously conducted in accordance with the provisions of Municipal Law No. 5393, Zoning Law No. 3194, Building Inspection Law No. 4708, and Law No. 6306 on the Transformation of Areas Under Disaster Risk.

🏙️ Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Planning and Surveying Operations: Preparing or overseeing the preparation of 1/1000 scale Implementation Zoning Plans for our district; managing parceling, consolidation, subdivision, and road abandonment procedures. Issuing zoning status certificates.
• Permitting and Occupancy Services: Issuing Building Permits for new construction in compliance with legislation and approved projects; conducting inspections of completed structures and issuing Occupancy Permits (Iskan).
• Building Control and Inspection: Inspecting construction processes for compliance with approved architectural and structural projects; taking legal action against unauthorized (illegal) construction, including the imposition of fines and demolition orders as required.
• Urban Transformation and Aesthetics: Providing support for the transformation processes of structures at risk of disaster; preserving the urban silhouette; and monitoring facade and signage regulations in accordance with the decisions of the Architectural Aesthetics Commission.
• Numbering and Address Information System: Managing the numbering of all avenues, streets, and buildings within district boundaries; ensuring integration with the National Address Database (MAKS) and providing address certificates to our citizens.

Directorate of Culture, Arts, and Social Affairs

Our Directorate of Culture, Arts, and Social Affairs operates with the aim of carrying the deep-rooted history and rich cultural heritage of our Finike into the future, increasing civic awareness, and maximizing social solidarity.

Conducted within the framework of the Municipal Law No. 5393, our efforts are guided by the principles of "human-centric" and "social municipalism," aiming to add an artistic touch to our citizens' lives and ensuring we are always by their side in times of need.

🎨 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Cultural and Artistic Events: Organizing national and international festivals, concerts, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and commemorative programs that contribute to the promotion and vision of our district.
• Social Assistance and Solidarity: Identifying citizens in need, those with low income, the destitute, and the disadvantaged, and ensuring the fair delivery of social support such as food provisions, hot meals, clothing, stationery, and cash assistance.
• Education and Vocational Training: Supporting personal development by establishing handicrafts, vocational training, language, and hobby courses for citizens of all age groups, with a focus on women, youth, and children.
• Support for Disadvantaged Groups: Developing projects to ensure the active participation of individuals with disabilities, the elderly, and women in social life, and providing psycho-social support and counseling services.
• Facility and Center Management: Coordinating municipal youth centers, women's solidarity centers, and libraries to provide services to our citizens.

Directorate of Financial Services

Our Directorate of Financial Services establishes a robust financial foundation for our institution to achieve its vision and objectives by managing the municipality's financial resources in accordance with the principles of transparency, accountability, and efficiency.

Our operations and procedures are meticulously implemented and audited within the framework of all relevant financial legislation, primarily Laws No. 5018, 5393, 4734, 4735, and 2464, as well as the Regulation on Local Administration Budget and Accounting.

💰 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Budget and Performance Management: To prepare the annual Performance Program and Fiscal Year Budget in alignment with our municipality’s strategic plans; to monitor and evaluate budget realization results in real-time.
• Accounting and Financial Reporting: To account for all expenditures, progress payments, and payment transactions of the municipality in compliance with legislation; to prepare year-end final accounts and Administrative Activity Reports for public disclosure.
• Financial Control and Guidance: To provide consultancy to other spending units regarding financial legislation and to ensure the economical and efficient use of institutional resources by executing preliminary financial control processes.

Department of Parks and Gardens

Our Department of Parks and Gardens develops nature-compatible projects to ensure our district achieves a greener, more breathable, and aesthetic appearance, while constructing tranquil public spaces that enhance the quality of life for our citizens.

By utilizing the plants grown in our own greenhouses and the urban furniture crafted in our workshops, we efficiently leverage our internal resources to add lasting value to the urban landscape.

🌳 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Project Design and Green Space Arrangement: Studying areas suitable for zoning and property requirements to design and implement new parks, green spaces, and sports fields in accordance with public needs.
• Urban Afforestation and Aesthetics: Enriching the city's aesthetic fabric by conducting afforestation and landscaping works along streets, avenues, squares, and median strips.
• Urban Furniture and Equipment Production: Installing children's playgrounds, walking paths, and fitness equipment in parks; manufacturing and maintaining in-house elements such as picnic tables, benches, pergolas, security booths, and waste receptacles.
• Plant Production: Sustaining local plant production activities in our municipal greenhouses for use in landscaping areas such as parks, gardens, and medians.
• Institutional Environmental Support: Providing institutional support for landscaping and environmental arrangements in response to written requests from schools, mosques, sports organizations, dormitories, universities, and other public institutions.

Directorate of Licensing and Inspection

Our Directorate of Licensing and Inspection operates to ensure that commercial activities within our Finike district are conducted in an orderly, safe, and legally compliant manner.

The health and well-being of our citizens and the order of our city are our fundamental principles. Our operations are conducted transparently and fairly within the framework of the Municipal Law No. 5393 and the provisions of the Regulation on Business Opening and Operating Licenses.

📜 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Licensing of Sanitary Establishments: Reviewing applications and issuing Business Opening and Operating Licenses for daily commercial enterprises such as markets, retail stores, hair salons, restaurants, and retail sales points operating within our district boundaries.
• Licensing of Non-Sanitary Establishments: Evaluating the compliance of production facilities, workshops, and industrial establishments (2nd and 3rd class) that may have adverse effects on the environment and public health, and executing their licensing procedures.
• Public Rest and Entertainment Venues: Licensing establishments where the public gathers, such as cafes, hotels, coffee houses, wedding halls, and entertainment venues, ensuring their compliance with safety, public order, and physical standards.
• Periodic Inspection and Control: Regularly inspecting licensed businesses in the field to ensure they operate in accordance with established rules, public health, and environmental conditions.
• Follow-up of Unlicensed and Irregular Operations: Identifying businesses operating without a license or acting contrary to license annexes, and applying necessary administrative sanctions and closure procedures within the scope of relevant legislation.

Directorate of Sports Affairs

Our Directorate of Sports Affairs operates with the mission of encouraging citizens of all ages to adopt sports as a lifestyle, steering our youth away from harmful habits by promoting athletic engagement, and establishing Finike as a distinguished district in the field of sports.

Conducted within the framework of the Municipal Law No. 5393 and driven by our "healthy society, healthy individual" vision, our services encompass a wide spectrum, ranging from support for amateur athletics to the hosting of major national events.

🏅 Areas of Activity and Responsibilities

• Facility Management and Operations: To ensure the operation and periodic maintenance of municipal sports halls, artificial turf pitches, tennis courts, and other sports complexes, and to provide them for the safe use of our citizens.
• Support for Amateur Sports and Clubs: To provide in-kind and financial aid to amateur sports clubs operating within our district in accordance with legal regulations, and to pioneer the discovery of young talents by offering transportation and equipment support.
• Sports Events and Tournaments: To promote a culture of sports in our district by organizing inter-institutional tournaments, public fun runs, beach sports, and local/national sports festivals across various disciplines.
• Summer and Winter Sports Schools: To contribute to the physical, mental, and social development of our children and youth by establishing free sports schools in various disciplines under the guidance of expert trainers.
• Sports for All (Healthy Living): To organize healthy living activities—such as morning workouts, pilates, aerobics, and fitness—in our parks and facilities for all segments of society, with a particular focus on women, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities.

Directorate of Cleaning Affairs

Our Directorate of Cleaning Affairs operates on a 24/7 basis with the mission of creating a livable city with high environmental quality and ensuring our citizens' right to live in a clean, healthy, happy, and modern environment.

Our services are carried out according to a specific plan and schedule, in compliance with the provisions of relevant legislation—primarily Municipal Law No. 5393, Environmental Law No. 2872, and the Regulation on the Control of Solid Waste—as well as the Operating Principles of Finike Municipality.

🧹 Areas of Activity and Duties

• Collection of Municipal Solid Waste: Ensuring the regular collection and transport of all domestic waste and refuse within our district boundaries, in accordance with the established schedule and using our modern fleet of vehicles.
• Street, Thoroughfare, and Square Cleaning: Maintaining the constant cleanliness of Finike's streets, avenues, squares, and boulevards through the use of mechanical sweeping vehicles and manual street cleaning crews, as well as performing scheduled washing operations.
• Container Maintenance and Disinfection: Periodically washing waste containers, disinfecting them with specialized solutions, and performing maintenance, repair, or replacement of damaged containers.
• Marketplace and Public Area Cleaning: Prompt removal of waste generated following the operation of local markets, and washing of market areas to eliminate any factors that may threaten public health.

Directorate of Correspondence

Our Directorate of Correspondence is responsible for the execution of the proceedings of the Municipal Council and the Municipal Executive Committee—the decision-making bodies of our municipality—as well as the coordination of internal and external official correspondence, in accordance with the Municipal Law No. 5393 and relevant legislative provisions.

Operating with a commitment to transparent, efficient, and lawful service, our directorate serves as the core of administrative operations and is dedicated to providing uninterrupted service to our citizens.

⚖️ Duties and Responsibilities

• To prepare the agendas for the Municipal Council and Executive Committee meetings, maintain comprehensive meeting minutes (transcripts), and draft and secure approval for adopted resolutions in accordance with legislation.
• To announce the decisions adopted by the Council and Executive Committee and promptly transmit them to the relevant departments for necessary action.
• To record and coordinate all official correspondence conducted by our municipality with public institutions, private entities, and individuals, in compliance with standards via the Electronic Document Management System (EBYS).
• To manage internal and external mailing processes, and to classify and preserve the institutional archives in accordance with the Standard File Plan.

💍 Marriage Office

The Marriage Office is responsible for receiving marriage applications within the framework of relevant legislation, reviewing required documents, assessing whether the parties meet the legal requirements for marriage, and conducting official civil marriage ceremonies.

Furthermore, the unit’s responsibilities include maintaining marriage records, reporting them to relevant institutions, managing archival processes, and providing information to citizens regarding marriage procedures.

💻 Information Technology Unit

The Information Technology Unit is responsible for establishing, operating, maintaining, and securing the municipality's information technology infrastructure, and ensuring the uninterrupted operation of software, hardware, and network systems.

Additionally, the unit’s responsibilities include the development and management of institutional software, execution of data security and backup processes, development of e-municipality and digital services, and the provision of user support services.

📢 Announcement Service

The Announcement Service is responsible for ensuring that municipal announcements and notices are prepared, published, and registered within the framework of relevant legislation.

In this context, the unit’s responsibilities include posting official notices, tracking announcement periods, maintaining the order and currency of notice boards, managing the recording and archiving processes for announcements, and informing the public.

Department of Municipal Police

Our Department of Municipal Police operates on a 24/7 basis to protect the peace, health, and well-being of the residents of Finike and to ensure public order.

Our operations are conducted in accordance with Municipal Law No. 5393 and relevant legislation, with the vision of safeguarding the quality of life in our district through preventive measures against the violation of municipal regulations.

👮 Areas of Activity and Duties

• Complaint and Communication Management: To promptly evaluate requests, reports, and complaints received from official institutions and our citizens, to resolve them in the field, and to provide the necessary feedback.
• Public Order and Well-being: To ensure the organization of local markets; to combat activities such as begging, unauthorized shoe shining, and unlicensed street vending within the legal framework to prevent unfair competition and public nuisance.
• Protection of Public Spaces: To prevent the unauthorized occupation of sidewalks, squares, and roads, which are common areas for our citizens, and to facilitate the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
• Public Health and Inspection: To inspect businesses that directly affect public health and those producing or selling under unsanitary conditions, and to initiate legal proceedings against businesses that do not comply with the regulations.
• Security and Operational Support: To take necessary security measures during demolition and eviction operations carried out by our municipal units; and to ensure public order and safety during all types of events organized by our institution.