Provincial planning and coordination directorates and their functions in the provincial organization of the centraladministration

The subject of this study is 'Provincial Planning and Coordination Directorates and Their Function in the Provincial Organization of the Central Administration'. The concepts of planning and coordination are increasingly important concepts in today's management understanding. Effective, efficient and productive use of all resources of a country in coordination is an indispensable element in ensuring the economic development and welfare increase of that country. In ensuring this development and increase in welfare, it is of great importance for the public sector to provide planning and coordination activities among public institutions and organizations, as well as cooperation and guidance between the public and private sectors. In our administrative organization, which is divided into provinces and other graded departments according to the Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye, this task is basically assigned to the provincial planning and coordination directorates established within the governorships on a provincial basis according to the Regulation on the Establishment, Duties and Operation of Provincial Planning and Coordination Directorates. In this context, this study provides a general overview of the administrative structure of the Republic of Türkiye, then explains the concepts of planning and coordination, and analyzes the current position of provincial planning and coordination directorates and their legislative basis. Finally, current practices and functioning are examined and evaluations are made about the concrete situation.