Uluslararası Düzeyde Kardeş Kentlerin Eşleşme Eğilimleri Üzerine Bir Araştırma

Sister cities were initially intended to create post-war friendships and cultural linkages. During this
 period, sister city relationships mostly formed based on similarities such as names, cultural
 or historical links. In the 1970s, there was an increase in mutual understanding aimed at city
 relations, well a shift pattern of friendly relations. Relations are availability of
 mutually beneficial advantages for wide range goals, including trade, investment, economy, tourism,
 health, environment. Issues development, which have recently become
 increasingly essential cities, begun be debated context connections. As
 result, municipal cooperation decisions connections become crucial.
 Especially choice partnership, political emotional prevent effective cooperation.
 The purpose study is determine Turkey. This
 examined 2051 between 486 municipalities Turkey international
 level, effects population size geographical distance selection sister
 city. According study’s findings, geographic proximity situations requiring exchange information experience appear determining factors pairings with different population
 sizes. Cross-border cooperation, refers that geographically close one another by
 land sea, uncommon Turkey; however, relations generally strengthened cities
 countries, especially due factors. This findings
 could apply future research examining benefits cities.
 Keywords: City diplomacy, city, City-to-city pairings, Population size, Geographical distance.