How Parliamentarians Refer to Bureaucrats? A Content Analysis on the 27th Legislative Session of the Turkish Parliament

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How Parliamentarians Refer to Bureaucrats? A Content Analysis on the 27th Legislative Session of the Turkish Parliament

Yazarlar:

Recep Aydın

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi | Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.159-180

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Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302891

pISSN:

2587-2567

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 The concepts of bureaucracy and bureaucrats have been essential for the field of Turkish public administration and Turkish political history. The concept of bureaucrat has been used from the Ottoman administrative modernization to the development discussions, besides the daily political and administrative narratives. It is also one of the most interesting issues in terms of the relations between elected and appointed officials, especially in the new system of government. The research is designed to analyze the relationship between these two groups from the perspective of the elected. The subject of the study is how parliamentarians refer to bureaucrats in the parliamentary debates during the 27th legislative session. This study, which focuses on the use and content of the concept of bureaucrat within the 27th legislative session in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey TGNA, aims to reveal how the concept is used by the members of the Turkish Parliament by conducting qualitative content analysis. In doing so, the study was limited to covering the 27th session, that is, the session from the 2018 elections, which coincides with the new government system, to the session in which the data of the study ended. We created a data set by analyzing the period from 17.07.2018, the first day the concept of bureaucrat was used in the relevant period, to 17.01.2023. Thus, the context and content in which the TGNA discussed the concept in the new government system were analyzed by identifying evaluative categories. Although the use of the concept in its primary meaning is common, it is seen that it is used more frequently with negative content depending on the conjuncture. In the sessions where the concept of bureaucrat was mentioned, the concept was used 315 times, 156 of which were negative. It is understood that especially the opposition parties used the concept in a negative way by associating it with partisanship, nepotism, and corruption. The political parties in power, on the other hand, mostly used the concept in its dictionary meaning, with neutral content. It has been revealed that the concept of bureaucrat has been used in the debates of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to refer to bureaucrats who are more politically connected to the center with the new system of government and with a loss of reputation.

 The concepts of bureaucracy and bureaucrats have been essential for the field of Turkish public administration and Turkish political history. The concept of bureaucrat has been used from the Ottoman administrative modernization to the development discussions, besides the daily political and administrative narratives. It is also one of the most interesting issues in terms of the relations between elected and appointed officials, especially in the new system of government. The research is designed to analyze the relationship between these two groups from the perspective of the elected. The subject of the study is how parliamentarians refer to bureaucrats in the parliamentary debates during the 27th legislative session. This study, which focuses on the use and content of the concept of bureaucrat within the 27th legislative session in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey TGNA, aims to reveal how the concept is used by the members of the Turkish Parliament by conducting qualitative content analysis. In doing so, the study was limited to covering the 27th session, that is, the session from the 2018 elections, which coincides with the new government system, to the session in which the data of the study ended. We created a data set by analyzing the period from 17.07.2018, the first day the concept of bureaucrat was used in the relevant period, to 17.01.2023. Thus, the context and content in which the TGNA discussed the concept in the new government system were analyzed by identifying evaluative categories. Although the use of the concept in its primary meaning is common, it is seen that it is used more frequently with negative content depending on the conjuncture. In the sessions where the concept of bureaucrat was mentioned, the concept was used 315 times, 156 of which were negative. It is understood that especially the opposition parties used the concept in a negative way by associating it with partisanship, nepotism, and corruption. The political parties in power, on the other hand, mostly used the concept in its dictionary meaning, with neutral content. It has been revealed that the concept of bureaucrat has been used in the debates of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to refer to bureaucrats who are more politically connected to the center with the new system of government and with a loss of reputation.

 The concepts of bureaucracy and bureaucrats have been essential for the field of Turkish public administration and Turkish political history. The concept of bureaucrat has been used from the Ottoman administrative modernization to the development discussions, besides the daily political and administrative narratives. It is also one of the most interesting issues in terms of the relations between elected and appointed officials, especially in the new system of government. The research is designed to analyze the relationship between these two groups from the perspective of the elected. The subject of the study is how parliamentarians refer to bureaucrats in the parliamentary debates during the 27th legislative session. This study, which focuses on the use and content of the concept of bureaucrat within the 27th legislative session in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey TGNA, aims to reveal how the concept is used by the members of the Turkish Parliament by conducting qualitative content analysis. In doing so, the study was limited to covering the 27th session, that is, the session from the 2018 elections, which coincides with the new government system, to the session in which the data of the study ended. We created a data set by analyzing the period from 17.07.2018, the first day the concept of bureaucrat was used in the relevant period, to 17.01.2023. Thus, the context and content in which the TGNA discussed the concept in the new government system were analyzed by identifying evaluative categories. Although the use of the concept in its primary meaning is common, it is seen that it is used more frequently with negative content depending on the conjuncture. In the sessions where the concept of bureaucrat was mentioned, the concept was used 315 times, 156 of which were negative. It is understood that especially the opposition parties used the concept in a negative way by associating it with partisanship, nepotism, and corruption. The political parties in power, on the other hand, mostly used the concept in its dictionary meaning, with neutral content. It has been revealed that the concept of bureaucrat has been used in the debates of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to refer to bureaucrats who are more politically connected to the center with the new system of government and with a loss of reputation.

 Bürokrasi ve bürokrat kavramları Türk kamu yönetimi ve siyasal hayatında önemli kavramlar olagelmiştir. Osmanlı idari modernleşmesinden kalkınmaya kadar pek çok alanda kullanılan kavram, gündelik siyasal ve yönetsel tartışmalarda da karşımıza çıkmaktadır; yeni hükümet sisteminde seçilmiş ve atanmışlar arasındaki ilişkiler açısından da ilginç konuların başında gelmektedir. Araştırma, tam da bu iki kesim arasındaki ilişkiyi, seçilmişler gözüyle ele almak üzere tasarlanmıştır. Çalışmanın konusu 27. yasama döneminde parlamento tartışmalarında parlamenterlerin bürokratların nasıl anıldıklarıdır. Parlamenterler bürokrat kavramına nasıl bir anlam yüklemektedir? Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi TBMM çatısı altında 27. yasama dönemi içerisinde, bürokrat kavramının kullanılış biçim ve içeriğine odaklanan çalışma nitel içerik çözümlemesi yaparak TBMMde bürokrat kavramının nasıl bir içerikle kullanıldığını ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu yapılırken çalışma 27. dönem, yani yeni hükümet sisteminde denk düşen 2018 seçimlerinden çalışmanın verilerinin son bulduğu oturumu kapsayacak şekilde sınırlandırılmış; ilgili aralıkta bürokrat kavramının ilk kullanıldığı gün olan 17.07.2018den 17.01.2023e kadarki dönem incelenerek bir veri seti oluşturulmuştur. Böylelikle yeni hükümet sisteminde TBMMnin bürokrat kavramını hangi bağlam ve içerikle tartıştığı, değerlendirici kategoriler tespit edilerek incelenmiştir. Kavramın, birincil anlamıyla kullanılışı yaygın olmakla beraber konjonktüre bağlı olarak olumsuz içerikle kullanılışının daha sık olduğu görülmektedir. Bürokrat kavramının geçtiği oturumlarda kavram 315 kez kullanılırken bunların 156sı olumsuzdur. Özellikle muhalefet partilerinin, bürokrat kavramını ağırlıkla partizanlık, kayırmacılık ve yolsuzluk ile ilişkilendirerek ve olumsuz manada kullandığı anlaşılmıştır. İktidar ortakları ise kavramı en çok sözlük anlamıyla, nötr bir içerikle kullanmıştır. TBMM tartışmalarında bürokrat kavramının yeni hükümet sistemiyle siyaseten merkeze daha bağlı bürokratları karşılamak üzere ve yer yer bir tür itibar kaybına uğrayarak kullanıldığı ortaya çıkmıştır.

Makale detayları

How Parliamentarians Refer to Bureaucrats? A Content Analysis on the 27th Legislative Session of the Turkish Parliament

Yazarlar:

Recep Aydın

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi | Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.159-180

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302891

pISSN:

2587-2567

bureaucrat

elected-appointed relation

Turkish presidential systembürokrat

atanmış-seçilmiş ilişkisi

Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hükümet Sistemi

Sayı

Makale detayları

How Parliamentarians Refer to Bureaucrats? A Content Analysis on the 27th Legislative Session of the Turkish Parliament

Yazarlar: Recep Aydın

Yayıncı: Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar: Kamu Yönetimi | Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi: Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.159-180

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001302891

pISSN: 2587-2567

bureaucrat

elected-appointed relation

Turkish presidential systembürokrat

atanmış-seçilmiş ilişkisi

Cumhurbaşkanlığı Hükümet Sistemi

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Recep Aydın

Yayıncı:

Ahmet Arif EREN

Ana Başlıklar:

Kamu Yönetimi | Politika ve Yönetim (Diğer)

Dergi:

Politik Ekonomik Kuram Vol.7 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.159-180

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302891

pISSN:

2587-2567