The Institution of Public Supervising (Ombudsman): And example of Turkey

The principal duty of government is to provide public services to individuals perfectly. But, some lameness can occur in the submission of these services by the government. In the area of public administration, people can apply to some control mechanisms to prevent public institutions? injustice, discrimination and unwanted behaviors, when public officials behave in a way of injustice, degenerated and unwanted behaviors. Institution of Public Supervising, among the control mechanisms, is an important institution.Function of Public Supervising Institution that undertakes the duty of mediation between administration and individual is listening to individuals? complaints and declaring the result by searching the issues to both sides and public. Public Supervising is a mentality that brings individual to the fore, prefers individual-centered public mentality instead of state-centered public administration.In the first part of my work, the concept of inspection and the conceptual framework for Public Supervising, its duties, powers, features, kinds and varieties are mentioned. In the second part, some examples about Institution of Public Supervising in the world are given; the starting point of this institution in Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Finland, Norway and Denmark), United Stated of America, English nations community countries (England and New Zeland), European Union and West European countries (France and Germany), Institution of Public Supervising are analyzed.In the last part, under the title, Inspection and Public Supervising in Turkey, Inspection mechanisms, the system of Public Supervising in Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, the need for resource for Public Supervising, appreciation of the law of Public Supervising and necessity and criticism of the institution for Turkey are concluded.