Mardin Metropolitan Municipality's Applications Related to Sports and Recreation And The Evaluation Of The Public's Expectations From Municipalities

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the sports and recreation practices of Mardin Metropolitan Municipality and the public's expectations from municipalities in this regard. The rese-arch population consists of 678 volunteer participants living in the central city and dist-ricts of Mardin. The survey developed by Çoban (2002), titled "Public Expectations from Municipalities Regarding Sports Services," was used as the data collection tool, and the data obtained were analysed using the SPSS 25 software package. The study examined how the public perceives the services provided by Mardin Metropolitan Municipality in the field of sports and recreation and whether they benefit sufficiently from these services. The results reveal that the public is not sufficiently aware of municipal services and can-not effectively benefit from some facilities. Participants emphasised that diversifying mu-nicipal facilities and recreation areas, increasing their accessibility, and enabling public participation are important for the effective use of free time and the development of sports and recreation habits. The research shows that sports and recreation programmes can be used as a public relations tool to strengthen municipal-public relations. Furthermore, the findings indicate that municipalities need to develop sports and recreation policies that meet public expectations within the framework of the tasks assigned to local authorities. In conclusion, raising public awareness, increasing the accessibility of facilities, and offe-ring a variety of sports and recreation options will increase the use of municipal services and positively affect municipal-public relations.

Keywords

• : Sports ve recreation services
• ; municipality
• public perception

MARDİN BÜYÜKŞEHİR BELEDİYESİ'NİN SPOR VE REKREASYON İLE İLGİLİ UYGULAMALARI VE HALKIN BELEDİYELERDEN BEKLENTİLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Mardin Büyükşehir Belediyesi’nin spor ve rekreasyon uygulamalarını ve halkın belediyelerden bu konudaki beklentilerini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın evrenini, Mardin il merkezi ve ilçelerinde yaşayan 678 gönüllü katılımcı oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplama aracı olarak, Çoban (2002) tarafından geliştirilen “Spor Hizmetleri Konusunda Halkın Belediyelerden Beklentileri” anketi kullanılmış ve elde edilen veriler SPSS 25 paket programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Çalışmada, Mardin Büyükşehir Belediyesi’nin spor ve rekreasyon alanındaki hizmetlerinin halk tarafından nasıl algılandığı ve bu hizmetlerden yeterince faydalanıp faydalanılmadığı incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, halkın belediye hizmetlerinden yeterince haberdar olmadığını ve bazı tesislerden etkin biçimde faydalanamadıklarını ortaya koymaktadır. Katılımcılar, belediye tesislerinin ve rekreasyon alanlarının çeşitlendirilmesi, erişilebilirliğinin artırılması ve halkın katılımına olanak sağlanmasının, serbest zamanın etkin kullanımı ve spor-rekreasyon alışkanlıklarının geliştirilmesi açısından önemli olduğunu vurgulamışlardır. Araştırma, spor ve rekreasyon uygulamalarının belediye-halk ilişkilerini güçlendiren bir halkla ilişkiler aracı olarak kullanılabileceğini göstermektedir. Ayrıca, elde edilen bulgular, mahalli idarelere verilen görevler çerçevesinde, belediyelerin halkın beklentilerine uygun spor ve rekreasyon politikaları geliştirmesi gerektiğine işaret etmektedir. Sonuç olarak, halkın bilinçlendirilmesi, tesislerin erişilebilirliğinin artırılması ve çeşitli spor-rekreasyon seçeneklerinin sunulmasının, belediye hizmetlerinden faydalanmayı artıracağını ve belediye-halk ilişkilerini olumlu yönde etkileyeceğini göstermektedir

Keywords

• spor ve rekreasyon hizmeti
• belediye
• kamuoyu algısı

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