Yeni Kamu Yönetimi Anlayışı ve Türkiye'de Yerelleşme Politikaları

Abstract

Decentralization policies have become one of the significant execution fields of shifting from the approach of traditional public administration to the approach of new public administration with the globalization process. In Turkey, transition to liberal economy has accelerated during the rule of Motherland Party (ANAP) and has taken important steps in the name of decreasing centralism and strengthening the local governments. At this period when privatization methods were executed in local public services, the economic dimension of decentralization came to the fore. During the rule of Justice and Development Party (AK Party), which came to power in 2002, the public administration reform, based on the foundation of new public administration approach, has continued. The decentralization efforts have proceeded with legislative arrangements, different methods, and executions. In this study, the decentralization policies of ANAP and AK Party periods are evaluated through the new public administration approach and it has been concluded that the course of the decentralization debates in the context of political conjuncture, economic and political situations in Turkey varies and the centralist tradition cannot be abandoned.