At the end of this course, the students; 1) gain the ability to empirically relate specific manners in which fundamental concepts of political science and public administration have been implemented and structured within the admınistrative context of Turkey. 2) become capable of analytically engaging with the fundamental logics of democratic public administration and their implementations in the Turkish administrative system. 3) identify roles and responsibilities of central administration, local administrations and different public institutions and relationships among them. 4) critically assess and evaluate the structuring and operationalisation of administrative machineries on the basis of the principles of democratic public administration. 5) analyse various aspects of administration in Turkey by empirically drawing from a wide range of legislation and academic sources. 6) improve their career opportunities by advancing their knowledge on subjects of public personnel examinations.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION
This course aims to cover the main concepts, institutionalization and workings of Turkey?s public administrative system. It introduces specific manners through which key principles of democratic public governance (i.e. rule of law, responsibility, accountability, responsiveness, transparency and efficiency) are identified and operationalized within the structuring of the Turkish state and bureaucracy. To that aim, the course begins with introductory lectures to familiarize students with the basic concepts, logics and issues underlying contemporary democratic public administrative systems and structures. It focuses on the vital role of `institutions? (central governments, bureaucracies, local governments, etc.) and `law? on the identification and characterization of public administrative systems in national contexts. The second part of the course focuses on the logic of `centralisation? in the structuring of Turkey?s administrative system. We will elaborate the historical formation of institutions, powers and authorities of central administrative institutions (the state). We will also cover the current central administrative structuring of Turkey by looking at (i) the capital administration; and (ii) provincial administration. Following that, we will begin in the third part studying `decentralisation? as the second constitutive logic of Turkey?s administrative structure. We will focus first on local administrations (special provincial administration, municipalities, metropolitan ? district ? municipalities, and villages) and then on the role of public institutions in Turkey?s administrative structure. The importance of international politics, especially Turkey?s EU integration process to carry out administrative reforms in the country will be covered at the end of the course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introducing Course Syllabus + Politics and Administration
2nd Week
Principles of Democratic Administration
3rd Week
Administration and Law
4th Week
History of Public Administration and Bureaucracy in Turkey
5th Week
Administration Reforms under Parliamentary System
6th Week
Central Administration I: Capital Administration
7th Week
Central Administration II: Provincial Administration
8th Week
MID-TERM EXAM
9th Week
Special Provincial Administration
10th Week
Village Administration
11th Week
Municipalities
12th Week
Metropolitan and District Municipalities
13th Week
Public Institutions
14th Week
Administration and the EU: International Politics and Administrative Reforms
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Readings of the course are selected from articles and book chapters of a wide range of authors, thus does not follow a specific textbook. Weekly readings are to be found at the end of this syllabus. Weekly readings can also be accessed electronically via oys (oys2.baskent.edu.tr) page of the course. Students are REQUIRED to read the chapters assigned for that week BEFORE the classes. Note that students may be asked to read ADDITIONAL REQUIRED MATERIALS. Additional materials will be uploaded to oys page of the course. The course instructor may provide additional online reading materials via oys.baskent.edu.tr Students are not required but STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to do these readings in order to familiarise themselves more with theories and methods of administration studies in general and particularly with their implementations in the structuring and functioning of administration in Turkey. As we are dealing with key institutions and bureaucratic actors of Turkish public system, websites of any of these institutions could be taken as useful links to get some information about the workings the Turkish system. Here is an illustrative links of these websites:
Grand National Assembly of Turkey http://www.tbmm.gov.tr The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/ The Constitutional Court http://www.anayasa.gov.tr/ The 1982 Constitution https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/anayasa/anayasa_2011.pdf Legislative information site https://www.mevzuat.gov.tr/ Resmi Gazete (Official Gazete) https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/
