With the support of information and communication technologies,, local governments have, reached more democratic, effective and efficient administrations today. Not only central government but also local governments have a crucial role in creating an information society. Especially, local governments that are regarded as the closest administrative units to the public have special roles and responsibilities 7- that can be seen in information society strategy action plans- in developing information society. YerelNET is. a local government web portal of Turkey which is developed by me Local Government Research and Training Centre of the Public Administration Institute for Turkey and the Middle East. It is financially supported by the Turkish State Planning Organization (SPO). YerelNET had launched in 1999 in order to collect data on local governments. YerelNET is an interactive knowledge exchange network that serves local government (municipality, village, union of municipalities, provincial local administrations) officials^ academicians, and citizens without any fee or password. This web portal in Turkish, YerelNET, has successfully used new technologies and tools of e-local government. YerelNET is an effective, fast, efficient and easy-to access sort of service delivery. Citizens can get maximum benefit from the opportunities of YerelNET regarding mechanism reducing the digital divide. In this paper, the structure of YerelNET, activities from establishment to today, traffic rankings, project management and visitor profiles were examined.