The Ombudsman Institution In Turkey Within The Framework Of Good Governance Principles: Literature Review

In this article, the applicability of the principles of good governance in the Ombudsman Institution in Turkey is analysed. In the article, the historical processes, definitions and good governance principles of the concepts of management /governance are given in detail. In the following sections of the article, the historical background of the Ombudsman Institution, its first emergence and its implementation in various countries, especially Sweden, where the institution was first implemented, are given. The establishment process of the Ombudsman Institution in Turkey under the name of the Ombudsman Institution and the legalisation process of the institution in the post-Republican period are examined. In this framework, the six generally accepted principles of good governance; transparency, participation, effectiveness, accountability, consistency, and rule of law are evaluated in terms of relevant explanations and activities. In addition to the relevant literature, examples related to the principles of good governance have been tried to be shown in these sources. As the method of the study, a comprehensive literature review was conducted in order to reach the data and an answer was sought to the question to what extent the principles of good governance are applied in the Ombudsman's Office. The definitions of the principles of good governance formed the boundaries of the study and the findings obtained were evaluated according to the definitions. In the light of the evaluations made, in the light of the evaluations made, as a result of this study; within the framework of the principles of good governance, the Ombudsman's Office in Turkey was evaluated as "improvable" in terms of the principles of accountability and transparency, and "strong" for the principles of participation, efficiency, consistency and rule of law.