Presidency of Strategy and Budget explained

Presidency of Strategy and Budget
Native Name:Cumhurbaşkanlığı Strateji ve Bütçe Başkanlığı
Agency Id:SBB
Preceding1:Ministry of Development
Employees:835[1]
Parent Department:Office of the President of Turkey
Chief1 Name:Naci Ağbal
Chief1 Position:President
Website:www.sbb.gov.tr

In Turkey, Presidency of Strategy and Budget (Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanlığı Strateji ve Bütçe Başkanlığı) was established following the 2018 parliamentary election after which the Ministry of Development was closed. The Ministry of Development and the Ministry of Finance's Budget Directorate (Turkish: Bütçe Genel Müdürlüğü) were merged within the Presidency. Development Agencies formerly operating under the Ministry of Development started operating under the Ministry of Industry and Technology.[2] [3]

To accelerate the economic and social development of the Republic of Turkey, the Presidency of Strategy and Budget, which carries out its activities with the mission of making development balanced and sustainable, it carries out various duties in the fields of COMCEC and international development cooperation, especially in the preparation of basic policy documents, development of sectoral and thematic policies and strategies, preparation and implementation of the central government budget, coordination of plans, programs, resource allocation, implementation of budgets, policies and strategies.[4]

The first president of the Presidency of Strategy and Budget was Naci Ağbal, the former Minister of Finance.

List of presidents

No.NameTenure startedTenure ended
1Naci Ağbal24 July 20187 November 2020
2İbrahim Şenel7 November 2020Incumbent

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020_Yili_Performans_Programi.pdf
  2. Web site: euronews turkish. 30 July 2018. May 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: ntv turkish. May 19, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2018 Administrative activity report of the Presidency of Strategy and Budget. May 19, 2020.