Turkish Public Personnel System

Course content

The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the Public Personnel System in Turkey. In the 1960s, the Turkish public personnel regime which was regulated with centralized and statutory understanding accordance with Fordist accumulation regime. The personnel regime shaped by the Civil Servants Law No: 657, which bears a monist, statutory and corporatist identity. The task undertaken involves outlining the constitutional-legal basis and institutional features of the contemporary personnel system, as well as exploring the historical dynamics and processes that contributed to the formation of the current system. The course also touches upon the key issues pertaining to the functioning of, and problems faced by, the Turkish public personnel regime. In that regard, both domestic and international pressures pushing the personnel system towards reform, as well as the applicability of such reforms will also be discussed. The course will be delivered in a lecture format. However, students are expected to actively participate in the class discussions. Students are required to read the course materials and attend the lectures. Student grading will be made on the basis of two mid-term exams (each 25% of the total grade), a final exam (35% of the total grade) and attendance and active participation to the discussions and short assignments (15% of the total grade).