Development plans and public administration reforms in Turkey after 2000: An evaluation based on content analysis from a good governance perspective

Mehmet Darıcı; Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi

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Development plans and public administration reforms in Turkey after 2000: An evaluation based on content analysis from a good governance perspective

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Darıcı | Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 71, pp.139-149

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357088

pISSN:

1301-3688

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Özet:

 This study analyzes the extent to which public administration reforms articulated in Turkeys development plans since the 2000s align with the principles of good governance. Public administration reform discourses from the 8th Development Plan 20012005 to the 12th Development Plan 20242028 were examined using content analysis. The analysis was based on predefined codes related to good governance principles, as well as additional codes identified during the research process. Evaluations conducted using three key alignment criteria indicate that the emphasis on governance principles in development plans has varied over time. The increasing prominence of technology-driven reforms suggests a shift toward digitalization in public administration, while governance elements such as citizen participation and decentralization have become relatively less emphasized. Moreover, although the newly identified codes do not directly contradict governance principles, they have transformed the way governance is conceptualized and implemented. Ultimately, the alignment of reform discourses with governance principles is influenced not only by their presence but also by the context in which they are framed. Therefore, further research employing contextual text analysis is recommended to gain deeper insights into how governance principles are integrated into reform narratives.

 This study analyzes the extent to which public administration reforms articulated in Turkeys development plans since the 2000s align with the principles of good governance. Public administration reform discourses from the 8th Development Plan 20012005 to the 12th Development Plan 20242028 were examined using content analysis. The analysis was based on predefined codes related to good governance principles, as well as additional codes identified during the research process. Evaluations conducted using three key alignment criteria indicate that the emphasis on governance principles in development plans has varied over time. The increasing prominence of technology-driven reforms suggests a shift toward digitalization in public administration, while governance elements such as citizen participation and decentralization have become relatively less emphasized. Moreover, although the newly identified codes do not directly contradict governance principles, they have transformed the way governance is conceptualized and implemented. Ultimately, the alignment of reform discourses with governance principles is influenced not only by their presence but also by the context in which they are framed. Therefore, further research employing contextual text analysis is recommended to gain deeper insights into how governance principles are integrated into reform narratives.

 This study analyzes the extent to which public administration reforms articulated in Turkeys development plans since the 2000s align with the principles of good governance. Public administration reform discourses from the 8th Development Plan 20012005 to the 12th Development Plan 20242028 were examined using content analysis. The analysis was based on predefined codes related to good governance principles, as well as additional codes identified during the research process. Evaluations conducted using three key alignment criteria indicate that the emphasis on governance principles in development plans has varied over time. The increasing prominence of technology-driven reforms suggests a shift toward digitalization in public administration, while governance elements such as citizen participation and decentralization have become relatively less emphasized. Moreover, although the newly identified codes do not directly contradict governance principles, they have transformed the way governance is conceptualized and implemented. Ultimately, the alignment of reform discourses with governance principles is influenced not only by their presence but also by the context in which they are framed. Therefore, further research employing contextual text analysis is recommended to gain deeper insights into how governance principles are integrated into reform narratives.

 Bu çalışma, Türkiyede 2000li yıllardan itibaren kalkınma planlarında ifade edilen kamu yönetimi reformlarının iyi yönetişim ilkeleriyle ne ölçüde örtüştüğünü analiz etmektedir. 8. Kalkınma Planından 2001-2005 12. Kalkınma Planına 2024-2028 kadar olan dönemde kamu yönetimi reformlarına ilişkin söylemler, içerik analizi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Analizde, iyi yönetişim ilkelerine yönelik önceden belirlenen kodlar ile analiz sürecinde keşfedilen yeni kodlar temel alınmıştır. Üç temel uyum ölçütü kullanılarak yapılan değerlendirmeler, yönetişim ilkelerinin kalkınma planlarında dönemsel olarak değişen vurgularla yer aldığını göstermektedir. Bilgi ve teknoloji odaklı reformların giderek ön plana çıkması, kamu yönetiminin dijitalleşme ekseninde ilerlediğini ortaya koyarken, vatandaş katılımı ve yerinden yönetim gibi yönetişim unsurlarının görece geri planda kaldığı tespit edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte, keşfedilen kodların yönetişim ilkeleriyle doğrudan çelişmediği, ancak yönetişim anlayışının uygulanma biçimini dönüştürdüğü belirlenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, reform söylemlerinde yönetişim ilkelerinin nasıl konumlandırıldığı kadar, bu ilkelerin hangi bağlamda ifade edildiği de yönetişim anlayışıyla uyumluluğunu belirleyen önemli bir faktördür. Bu doğrultuda, reform söylemlerinin yönetişim ilkeleriyle bütünleşme biçimini daha derinlemesine inceleyebilmek için bağlamsal metin analizine dayalı ileri araştırmalar önerilmektedir.

Makale detayları

Development plans and public administration reforms in Turkey after 2000: An evaluation based on content analysis from a good governance perspective

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Darıcı | Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 71, pp.139-149

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357088

pISSN:

1301-3688

Public administration reforms

Good governance

Development plans

Content analysisKamu yönetimi reformları

İyi yönetişim

Kalkınma planları

İçerik analizi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Darıcı | Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi

Yayıncı: Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar: Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Dergi: Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 71, pp.139-149

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357088

pISSN: 1301-3688

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Darıcı | Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi

Yayıncı:

Erciyes University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyaset Bilimi (Diğer)

Dergi:

Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Issue 71, pp.139-149

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357088

pISSN:

1301-3688