Active and efficient provision of public services
depending upon the social demands are the primary objectives of the
institutions. Existing institutions have not always been successful in the
foreseen objectives. Changes experienced in the economic, social, political,
informatics, etc. fields have created serious problems for the functioning of
institutions. Democracy practices, which have gone into a stalemate in the
current ruler-ruled relationships, have remained incapable of solving the
problems. The joint action of the public sector, the private sector and the
local elements have been identified as an option to overcome the problems. In
the solution of social, global and regional problems, the instrument of
democracy and participation has been highlighted. In terms of universal
governance, the fundamental application field for the participation and
democracy practices is the local governments. In our country, local governments
with respect to institutional approach emerged with Tanzimat reforms. Local governments
were also affected by the reforms made with the proclamation of the Republic
(especially in municipalities) and legal-institutional changes were realized.
Local governments had started to be comprehensively taken into hand with the
planned development period. Administrative, financial problems of local
governments, urbanization and village development came to the forefront. With
the relations established with the European Union, the concepts of democracy
and participation were reflected more effectively to the local governments. In
the process, modern management tools were attempted to be applied on the local
level: governance, autonomy, accountability, strategic planning, performance
management, etc. Moreover, financial and administrative problems related to
local governments were brought forward by the central government, but no
satisfactory solutions were produced. In Turkey, ten development plans have
been prepared since 1963 and the 11th plan came into force on July 23, 2019. In
terms of content, development plans set targets for all sectors and problem
areas. Development plans prepared in our country included policies and targets
related to local governments. In our study, the last two plans are discussed
periodically: the tenth and eleventh plans. The relevant plans are discussed in
terms of the policies and objectives they envisage for local governments. 11th
the development plan content includes references to past plans and reforms that
were envisaged for metropolitan cities. Topics such as people-oriented city,
green city, smart city, participation, transparency, accountability, etc. were
also included. All these approaches indicate that the changes regarding the
local governments will continue in the 11th Plan period.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Public Administration, Urban Policy |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 2 Issue: 3 |
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