<P> Mayors (Turkish: Belediye Başkanı) in Turkey are elected by the municipal councill . As a rule, there are municipalities in all province centers and district centers as well as towns (Turkish: belde) which are actually villages with a population in excess of 2000 . However beginning by 1983, a new level of municipality is introduced in Turkish administrative system . In big cities Metropolitan municipalities (Turkish: Büyükşehir belediyesi) are established . (See Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey) In a Metropolitan municipality there may be several district municipalities (hence mayors). </P> <P> In Ukraine the title Mer was introduced for the position of the head of the municipal state administration in the federal cities of Kiev and Sevastopol . In the rest of the urban and rural settlements the position is unofficial and simply refers to the head of a local council who at the moment of such assignment cannot be affiliated with any party of the council . </P> <P> The mayor is the leader in most United States municipalities (such as cities, townships, etc .). In the United States, there are several distinct types of mayors, depending on the system of local government . Under council - manager government, the mayor is a first among equals on the city council, which acts as a legislative body while executive functions are performed by the appointed manager . The mayor may chair the city council, but lacks any special legislative powers . The mayor and city council serve part - time, with day - to - day administration in the hands of a professional city manager . The system is most common among medium - sized cities from around 25,000 to several hundred thousand, usually rural and suburban municipalities . </P> <P> In the second form, known as mayor - council government, the mayoralty and city council are separate offices . Under a strong mayor system, the mayor acts as an elected executive with the city council exercising legislative powers . They may select a chief administrative officer to oversee the different departments . This is the system used in most of the United States' large cities, primarily because mayors serve full - time and have a wide range of services that they oversee . In a weak mayor or ceremonial mayor system, the mayor has appointing power for department heads but is subject to checks by the city council, sharing both executive and legislative duties with the council . This is common for smaller cities, especially in New England . Charlotte, North Carolina and Minneapolis, Minnesota are two notable large cities with a ceremonial mayor . </P>

Who is mayor and what are its functions