Turkey's Public Administration Today: An Overview and Appraisal

Üstüner M. Y., Yavuz N.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, cilt.41, sa.10, ss.820-831, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01900692.2017.1387147
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.820-831
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Public administration, Turkey, bureaucracy, administrative reform
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study overviews and appraises Turkey's contemporary public administration system. Its prominent characterizing features are discussed, with an emphasis on both the achievements and problem areas. Turkey has a long history of strong traditional bureaucratic practices and culture, from which its contemporary public administration system has emerged since the Republic was established almost a century ago. Despite its many achievements, public administration has its problems, generally the product of conflicts between tradition and modernity. Due emphasis should, however, be given to addressing the challenges of its over-politicization, strengthening governance practices, enhancing the human factor, and instituting further modern administrative reforms.