As it has been over 100 years since Sabiha Sertel said in 1919 that ‘‘Freedom can no longer be allocated to a limited clan, and a parliament composed of men's representatives can no longer represent the country,’’ (Toprak, 1998:7) it is possible to start this work with the same sentence by making the words easier for the new generations to understand. The importance of the representation of women in political life both at national and local level throughout the century has been expressed in many studies and the determinations concerning the insufficiency of it have been revealed.  A political process involving all sectors is one of the basic conditions of local democracy. In this context, all citizens should be included in the local political process. Is it possible to say that local democracy and democratization are fully ensured in a local administration system where women's representation is not sufficient? In this study, the representation of women in local politics during the 31st March 2019 Local Elections process, in which 50.7% of the voters are women, will be tried to be evaluated by being compared with previous periods. The stereotyped sentences, which have been repeated for many years, unfortunately remain valid for this election process starting from the candidate selection process. Although it is not surprising that the perspectives that prevail in general politics continue to exist at the local level, it can be said that the limitations on the representation of women in local politics have become commonplace, despite to the desire to draw attention to its continuous importance.

Keywords: Local Governments, Political Representation of Women, Representation of Women in Local Government, Representation of Women in Local Elections on 31 March 2019