State Planning Organization (Turkey) Explained

State Planning Organization
Abbreviation:DPT
Formation:September 30, 1960
Dissolved:June 2011
Type:GO
Status:Transformed into a ministry
Location:Yücetepe, Ankara, Turkey
Coords:39.9181°N 32.8453°W

State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı, DPT) was founded on September 30, 1960, as part of the NUC's plans to help Turkey recover from the rule of the DP[1] (whose leader Adnan Menderes did not use state planning except partially in the agricultural sector[2]).

It was one of the most important governmental organizations in Turkey. Its principal tasks were to provide advice to the government on the determination of economic, social and cultural goals of the state, and to design five-year plans according to the goals set by the government. By increasing liberalization of the Turkish economic policy, the DPT lost its importance, and was incorporated into the newly established Ministry of Development in June 2011.[3] [4]

Notable DPT people

Notable projects

Notes and References

  1. The Turkish Revolution 1960-61, Walter F. Weiker, p. 75
  2. William Cleveland, A History of the Modern Middle East
  3. Web site: Ministry of Development . Ministry of Development . 2012-12-22 .
  4. Web site: DPT Resmî Sayfası - 1960 Sonrası Dönemde Planlama . Turkish . 2012-12-22 .