Socio-political structure of Tokat at the bases of the local elections

The major ofjective of this study was to examine and discuss the political structure of Tokat and its place in the general political structure of Turkish society by using methods and techniques of political sociology. Structural-functionalist approach was used as the theoretical base. In the other words the formation of political power in Tokat and the overall operation and changing regularities were investigated. Both the province of Tokat and Tokat city center selected as the sampling group from the universe of Turkey. The evaluation of socio-political structure of Tokat in relation with the political structure of the Turkish society from the early 1960’s up to the present time was researched in this study.Findings clearly show that there is a overwhelming superiority of the right wing across the Tokat province. Although some seasonal differences in the proportional sense from past to present, the right political culture has been more effective in the political structure of the province.