Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF THE SOUTHERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.93-111, 2008 (SSCI)
The emergence of newplayers in the donorcommunitysuchas Turkey,India, Korea, Mexico, Russia and China has brought new impetus and opportunities to the global development community. Development assistance is also undergoing a serious transformation in the wake of 9/11; security and conflict resolution issues have become the main issues to be addressed by the top donors like the USA and Japan, although poverty reduction still occupies the central stage. Aid effectiveness, aid coordination and tied aid are becoming more and more focal points of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of OECD. In this context, Turkey represents a special case in the sense that on the one hand it is a recipient country, whereas on the other, it is also a donor country. This paper attempts to analyse accomplishments as well as shortfalls of Turkey’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). It starts with an overview of changing trends of development assistance and its future challenges, and then continues with what Turkey has managed to do with its dual identity both as a donor and a recipient country. By describing Turkey’s motives and main priority areas, the establishment of the Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) and its undertakings are explored. To stress the importance of aid coordination, the issue of working with other aid agencies is discussed. We conclude by way of discussing ways in which Turkeycan improve its donor status.