[4][5] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.

Sarıçam Governorship overseas the functioning of the district directorates of the ministries.

[7] Encümen is the executive committee of the Sarıçam Municipality.The mayor presides the encümen and the committee consists of 7 members, 3 councilors elected from the municipal council, 3 department directors appointed by the mayor and the treasurer.

It is responsible for approving by-laws, founding, splitting or amalgamating neighbourhoods, strategic planning, urban development planning and zoning, making investments, budgeting, loaning and controlling the mayor's activities.

The candidates for the councilor positions are either nominated by National Parties or run independently.

The councilors are elected by the d'Hondt method, where the whole municipality is one electoral district and there is 10% threshold for a party to gain seat at the council.

Muhtar also voices the neighbourhood issues to the municipal hall together with the Seniors Council.

[4] Urban neighbourhoods ceded from Yüreğir district: The 4 neighbourhoods are Ayvalı, Bayramhacılı, Çarkıpare, Remzi Oğuz Arık, Çınarlı, Mehmet Akif Ersoy and Yıldırım Beyazıt.

Sofulu: The 8 neighbourhoods are Esentepe, Orhangazi, Sofudede, Şahintepe, Yeşiltepe, Yavuz Sultan Selim, Beyceli and Gültepe.