REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTRY ANNUAL REPORT
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REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTRY ANNUAL REPORT
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTRY ANNUAL REPORT REPUBLIC OF TURKEY PRIME MINISTRY ANNUAL REPORT “Uncivilized nations are doomed to be trodden under the feet of civilized nations.” M. Kemal Atatürk Design: Cosmic Creative / www.cosmic.com.tr 6 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Preface First, we built dreams. And then we turned those dreams into objectives. We have been striving to realize those objectives for the past 11 years, and finally we have achieved a brand new Turkey. The year 2014 has been a distinctive year as we had many significant achievements in domestic and foreign policy fields, economy, and particularly in democracy. In the history of Turkish Republic, we, as a nation, elected our President for the first time by elections. Our country successfully passed this historically important democracy test. The year 2015 will also be a very bright year in terms of further development and deepening of democracy as well as justice. Turkey is a country which carefully maintains and improves its political and economic stability. It closely follows the global developments and trends, and takes realistic steps being aware of global economic risks. To this end, we take any possible measures and will continue to do so. As the government, we move on with a future vision by planning not just the year 2015 but also the year 2023 and afterwards. In this sense, we prepared structural transformation programs in 25 different sectoral fields and announced 1350 action plans to the public. Focusing on innovation and R&D works, we will further contribute to economic development by mobilizing all sectors in order to achieve our 2023 vision. We desire a Turkey which no longer imports technology but becomes a developed country which produces technology. Our government envisages a citizen-oriented administration in every field and to this end, we are fulfilling the requirements. In this sense, our prior responsibilities are to elimi- nate unnecessary bureaucracy and to replace the misapplications with the right ones. Turkey has now reached a position where it takes over the 2015 term presidency of the G20 Forum which consists of 20 major economies of the world. Maintaining its political stability and economic achievements at the same time, our country will continue to increase its power, influence and prestige as an efficient global actor this year as well as in the coming years. Turkey’s existing resources and the future vision of our government requires the Turkish Prime Ministry and the line Ministries to further improve their efficient, effective and rational functioning system. Our main purpose is to ensure that cooperation and coordination among the Ministries and other public institutions and agencies are effective and efficient, and to provide the best service for our people with the synergy that we will create. And also in 2015, we will take any possible steps to transform Turkey into a stronger, more prosperous and more prestigious country and upgrade our democracy in a way that every individual and citizen of our country will be proud of. Just like the year 2014 which has become a very bright year in terms of our democracy, economic development and international prestige, the year 2015 will also become a much better one for our citizens in terms of our development moves as well as for our 2023 targets. Ahmet DAVUTOGLU Prime Minister 7 8 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Introduction Being at the center of Turkish public administration, the Turkish Prime Ministry has assumed the mission to provide cooperation and coordination among ministries and other public institutions and agencies. Some of the duties of the Prime Ministry are as follows: to provide cooperation among ministries, supervise the execution of government’s general policy, take necessary measures to provide public services as listed in the constitution and laws, develop the principles required for an efficient administration of state affairs, supervise the implementation of the government program and the development of annual plans, examine acts, regulations and recommendations on decisions in terms of compliance with the constitution and other regulations, and maintain relations with the legislative body, determine and develop the principles on the preparation of regulations. In fulfilling these duties, the Prime Ministry closely follows the global and domestic developments in the field of public management, analyses the needs and trends, and also monitors the practices by ensuring the execution of corrective measures within the framework of a vision “To be a pioneer institution for change and transformation in the manner of being a strong country”. We believe that the public management needs to have a structure that is more participatory, transparent, accountable and respectful to individual rights and freedoms, therefore we are working very hard to this end. We want to reach a public management that is cleansed of extreme centralized structure, citizen-oriented, respectful to individual rights, transparent, accountable and based on trust. By strengthening commitment to the ethical values, we are striving for increasing trust between citizen and the state. Instead of a top-down unilateral management style, we intend to place a participatory concept focusing on a collective management and re-structure the relationship between the governing and the governed. We also intend to strengthen the governance approach at central and local governments and increase the effect and quality of legislation. In addition, we want to increase citizen satisfaction by means of simple, easy, accessible, comprehensible and applicable regulations, and for that purpose we are reviewing administrative processes and regulations which create a burden on all segments as well as removing from our legislation the regulations which increase bureaucratic costs. With the ongoing e-government works, we have been carrying out concrete, project and result-oriented works, and working on improving electronically provided services in terms of both quality and quantity. Furthermore, we are improving our archives with a view to protecting the sources which constitute our rich state tradition and also to drawing on them. In order to benefit from the strong accumulation of past in future decisions, to illuminate the history of more than 40 countries located in the Ottoman geography, to properly transfer and to introduce the archived documents to the future generations, we are continuing our works in a systematic way in line with scientific and contemporary requirements and taking firm steps forward to ensure that our archives are among the most developed ones in the world. Strategic management concept that is one of the tools for managing change and transformation provides the ability for the public institutions to examine their current status and take medium and long-term actions for future. Within our planned management concept, the works in line with the activities and objectives determined by the 2014 Performance Program were carried out in the fourth execution year of the Prime Ministry 2011-2015 Strategic Plan that identifies our vision, mission and basic values as well as our long-term goals and targets. I sincerely hope that the 2014 Activity Report which is considered as a significant paper in informing the public about the services and activities provided by the Prime Ministry in 2014 and evaluating performance levels and using the public resources in conformity with the principles of transparency and accountability would be useful for our country and people and also would like to thank my colleagues who contributed to the preparation of this Report. Kemal MADENOGLU Undersecretary 9 10 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 11 Table of Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES, CHARTS AND TABLES 6 8 10 12 SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION 14 A.VISION AND MISION 16 B. AUTHOITIES, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 16 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 17 1. History 17 2. Physical Structure 19 3. Organizational Structure 20 4. Information and Technology Resources 22 5. Human Resources 24 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry 30 a) Main Service Units 30 b) Advisory and Supervisory Units 33 c) Auxiliary Units 35 7. Management and Internal Control System 37 SECTION 4: ASSESSMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ABILITY AND CAPACITY A. STRENGTHS B. FEATURES OPEN FOR IMPROVEMENTS C. ASSESSMENT SECTION 5: SUGGESTIONS AND MEASURES SECTION 2: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES SECTION 3: DATA AND EVALUATIONS CONCERNING ACTIVITIES A. FINANCIAL DATA 1. Budgetary Results 2. Explanations about the Main Financial Statements 3. Results of Financial Audit B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information • Performance Objective - 1 • Performance Objective - 2 • Performance Objective - 3 • Performance Objective - 4 • Performance Objective - 5 • Performance Objective - 6 • Performance Objective - 7 38 A. BASIC PRINCIPLES 40 B. STRATEGIC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 40 C. POLICY AND PRIORITIES 41 42 44 48 48 49 49 49 49 60 61 71 71 72 73 76 78 78 79 80 12 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 13 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 List of Figures, Charts and Tables Figure 1 21 Chart 1 22 Chart 2 26 Chart 3 27 Chart 4 28 Chart 5 28 Chart 6 29 Chart 7 Table 5 30 Table 6 44 Table 7 44 Table 8 45 Table 9 46 Table 10 52 48 Table 11 53 Chart 8 54 Table 12 53 Chart 9 55 Table 13 54 Chart 10 56 Table 14 56 Chart 11 57 Table 15 60 Chart 12 58 Table 16 61 Chart 13 59 Table 17 62 Chart 14 63 Table 18 62 Chart 15 66 Table 19 67 Chart 16 70 Table 20 68 Table 21 69 Table 22 71 Table 1 19 Table 23 71 Table 2 23 Table 24 73 Table 3 24 Table 25 73 Table 4 25 Table 26 74 SECTION 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION 16 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 A. VISION AND MISSION Our Vision To be a pioneer institution for change and transformation in the manner of being a strong country. Our Mission To provide cooperation and coordination among Ministries and other public institutions and agencies, to examine and supervise the execution of works. B. AUTHORITIES, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION • determine and develop the principles on the preparation of regulations, keep record, codify and compile the legislation in force, follow-up and publish the legislation in the information processing system, • ensure efficiency in the administration, fulfill the duties in a timely and effective manner, simplify the administrative processes and procedures, ensure the development and implementation of the system and principles necessary for the regulation of the State Organization, • set principles for a more efficient system of supervision and inspection in the state organization, and carry out supervision and inspection if necessary, • collect, evaluate and organize historical, legal, administrative, economic, scientific documents; reproduce the archive material with the use of advanced techniques such as film, microfilm; establish the archive laboratory to prevent destruction; follow international movements on record keeping; present important archive materials to domestic and international scientific circles, • ensure coordination among the organizations responsible for internal security, foreign security and anti-terrorism, Organization of the Prime Ministry comprises main service units, advisory and supervisory units, and auxiliary units. The duties of the Prime Ministry specified in the Law No. 3056 on Amending the Decree Law on the Organisation of the Prime Ministry are as follows: • keep in touch continuously with the organisations in charge of the subjects on international relations, provide coordination among these organisations and examine and conduct researches about the emerging issues or to assign someone to do these actions, • provide cooperation among ministries, supervise the execution of government’s general policy, take necessary measures to provide public services as listed in the constitution and laws, • examine and conduct researches about the developments and emerging issues in economic, social and cultural subjects or to assign someone to do these actions, evaluate them, prepare proposals and provide coordination among public institutions in such fields, • develop the principles required for an efficient administration of state affairs, supervise the implementation of the government program and the development of annual plans, • evaluate any written notices, complaints, proposals and requests sent to the Prime Ministry by the citizens and carry out necessary procedures to respond to them, • examine acts, regulations and recommendations on decisions in terms of compliance with the constitution and other regulations, and maintain relations with the legislative body, • take necessary measures to finalize the applications for access to information to be filed in accordance with the Law No. 4982 on Access to Information in an effective, quick and proper manner. 1. History Prime Ministry in the Turkish History Courage and valor are the characteristics of a khan while knowledge and wisdom are the characteristics of a vizier in the Turkish history. In 682, during the ruling of Gokturk State, this position gained significance with the extraordinary ability of Vizier Tonyukuk. In the Uighur period, the person who was working as a vizier was called “Aygucı”. When the number of viziers increased, the chief vizier was called “Uluğ Aygucı”. In the period of Great Seljuk Empire, there was a supreme council (Divan-ı Sultan) which used to carry out the state affairs at the state center or at the places where there was a ruler and this council was chaired by a vizier called “Sahib-i Divân-ı Devlet”. In today’s state organisation, “Supreme Council” refers to the Council of Ministers while “Vizier” refers to the Prime Minister. Prime Ministry in the Ottoman Period The institutions established by the Ottoman Empire were considerably affected by the previous Turkish-Islamic States and even lots of institutions were patterned after these states. However, these institutions were improved and brought to perfection with the new practices of Ottoman Empire. The Prime Ministry organisation also carries the deep traces of this effect, particularly in terms of its organizational structure. According to the historians, Divan (Council) which is considered as the previous version of the Prime Ministry was established by Orhan as being the highest administrative, judiciary and political office of the Ottoman Empire and Alaaddin Pasha, the son of Hacı Kemaleddin, was assigned as the Vizier. In the classical period of the Ottoman Empire, the brain of the state administration was Divân-ı Hümâyûn (Supreme Council). But as of the second half of XVII. century, Divân-ı Hümâyûn began to turn into a symbolic institution carrying out certain works such as distributing bonus granted by the Ottoman Sultan, giving threemonth salary to the soldiers and acceptance of envoys while Babıali (Office of Grand Vizier) chaired by Grand Vizier started to gain further importance. The clerks of Divan-ı Hümayun, particularly Reisülküttap (head clerk) transferred to Bâbıâlî and this new central organisation consisted of many new offices affiliated to Kethuday-ı Sadr-ı Âlî, Reisülküttap and Çavuşbaşı. Just before the Tanzimat Era (Reorganization), many bureaucratic reforms were made for those offices and in 1835, Sadaret Kethudalığı was renamed as Mülkiye Nezareti (Ministry of Interior), Reisülküttaplık as Umur-ı Hariciye Nezareti (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and in 1836, Çavuşbaşılık was renamed as Deavi Nezareti (Ministry of Justice). After II. Mahmud abolished the Guild of Janissaries, he established Dâhiliye (Ministry of Interior), Hariciye (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Mâliye (Ministry of Finance) with the reforms made in state organisation. He also changed the expressions Sadrazam (Grand Vizier) and Sadaret (Grand Vizierate) and on 30 March 1838, with a written mandate (hatt-ı hümayun), the last Grand Vizier Rauf Pasha was asked to use the word “Prime Ministry” instead of Sadaret and “Prime Minister” instead of Grand Vizier. So, the newly approved use of the title “Prime Minister” continued until the death of II. Mahmud (2 July 1839) until the new ruler Hüsrev Pasha got the title “Grand Vizier” having the broadest powers again. A while after the declaration of the First Constitutionalist Period, as Ahmed Vefik Pasha, who was offered the position of Grand Vizier by II. Abdülhamid, instead wanted the position of Prime Minister considering it as a requirement for Constitutional period and therefore he was assigned under this title on 4 February 1878. Although his successor Sadık Pasha assumed the same title, Translator Rüştü Pasha was assigned for this position with the title of Grand Vizier again in less than four months. One and half year after the dissolution of the first Parliament (Mebûsan Meclisi) and actual end of the constitutional period (13 February 1878), Arifi Pasha was given the title of Prime Minister on 29 August 1879 and the use of this title continued for another three years and half until Said Pasha became Grand Vizier for the fourth time on 3 December 1882. Within this period, the heads of government who assumed the title of Prime Minister are, respectively; Said, Kadri, Said (second time), Abdurrahman, Said (third time) and Ahmed Vefik (second time) Pashas. Prime Ministry in 1920–1923 Before the declaration of Republic, an Ad Hoc Executive Council (Muvakkat İcra Encümeni) was established in accordance with a decision of Grand National Assembly. The head of this Council was Mustafa Kemal Pasha, who was also the head of Grand National Assembly. This Council has been the first executive organ of the newly founded Turkey and the members were elected among the members of the Grand National Assembly by way of secret ballot. This Council had five members apart from the Head. In the following days, Ismet Inönü, who was working as Chief of Staff, also joined the said Council upon the proposal of Mustafa Kemal. This position was represented at ministerial level in the Cabinets founded until the I. Republic Government. 17 18 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 1. History 2. Physical Structure Turkish Grand National Assembly, first convened on 23rd April 1920, in Ankara held not only the Legislative power but also the Executive power within the Assembly which constitutes the center of national will. Until the declaration of the Republic, the Governments were called as the Governments of Grand National Assembly and their heads were called as Chairman of Cabinet. Prime Ministry in the Republic Period When the Republic was declared on 29 October 1923, the Prime Ministry Organisation (Başvekâlet) was established. After the simplification of the Constitutional language on 10 January 1945, the name of the organisation was changed as Prime Ministry (Başbakanlık). The Law on the Regulation of Salaries of the Civil Servants published in 1929 is the first Law which includes information about the organisation of the Prime Ministry. The number of staff working for the Prime Ministry was 46 at that time. The Law on Organisation and Duties of the Prime Ministry adopted in 1933 is the first law on the organisation of the Prime Ministry. The number of staff of that time was 34 and the central organisation of the Prime Ministry consisted of these units: Department of Decisions, Department of Clerical Works, Department of Publications, Department of Documents, Department of Supplies, Directorates of Documentation and Private Secretariat. By the Law on Prime Ministry adopted in 1937, the number of staff at the central organisation of the Prime Ministry was increased to 49, some of the existing units were merged, Directorate of Registry was established and the position of “Deputy Undersecretary” was formed. By the Law on Organisation of the Prime Ministry introduced in 1943, some of the service units were transformed into General Directorates in order to reorganize and consolidate the positions and the structure and the number of staff was increased to 92. Prime Ministry Organization was reconstituted by the “Law on the Prime Ministry Organization” No. 6330 and dated 9 March 1954. The number of staff was raised to 117. It was expressed in the general preamble of the Law that there weren’t any significant changes made in the positions of the Prime Ministry for a long time and therefore the number of staff were raised 117. In 1955-1981, the amendments and additions made concerning the organisation or abolishment of the central units of the Prime Ministry were made mostly in accordance with administrative decisions. Until 1955, there weren’t any significant changes in the general structure of the Prime Ministry organisation. Until this period, certain tasks were carried out such as works on draft laws, decree laws and Official Gazette, record keeping, staff management and support services. In and after 1955, by a number of administrative decisions, the Prime Ministry was assigned the coordination authority and duties in economic, financial, social and cultural affairs, public relations, security etc. and in parallel to this, the number of staff and units were increased. One of the reasons of such transformation in 1960s can be explained as the increased public services as a result of implemented social state and development policies. The Prime Ministry central organisation was undergone certain changes by the Principles on Reorganization of Ministries put into force in accordance with the Cabinet Law No. 8/4334 dated 27/2/1982. The Decree Law No. 203 on the Prime Ministry Organisation dated 8/6/1984 was adopted as Law No. 3056 dated 10/10/1984. By this Law, the Prime Ministry units were grouped as “main service”, “advisory and supervisory units” and “auxiliary units”, the duties and limits of authority were clearly identified and the coordination function of the Prime Ministry was strengthened. As a result of these developments and amendments, the Prime Ministry assumed very significant responsibilities and functions as being the highest executive institution. Prime Minister is the head of the Government of Turkish Republic and also the head of Cabinet. Prime Minister is appointed by the President among the members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and assigned to organize the Cabinet. In the capacity of Head of Government, the Prime Minister forms its Cabinet and presents the list to the President. After approval of the President, it is submitted to the approval of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. The Prime Minister follows the execution process of the government program and ensures coordination among the Ministers. The existing organisation of the Prime Ministry has been as a result of Law No. 3056 on the Organisation of the Prime Ministry and many other amending laws. The Prime Ministry serves at a central service building as well as at other additional scattered premises. Table 1 includes information about the properties and vehicles of the Prime Ministry. Table 1 – Information about the Properties and Vehicles in use by the Prime Ministry Type Number Acreage (m2) Service Building 9 73.042 Clinic 1 829 Public Residence 572 67.023 Workshop 1 22.200 Storage 5 55.765 Parking Area 1 12.562 Vehicle Property 108 - Rental 226 - The Prime Ministry premises are as follows: Chief Consultancy, Ethics Council for Public Officials • Prime Ministry Central Building: Office of the Prime Minister, Offices of the Deputy Prime Ministers, Undersecretariat, Deputy Undersecretariat, Offices of Advisors to the Prime Minister, Inspection Board, General Directorate of Laws and Decrees, General Directorate of Personnel and Principles, General Directorate of Security Affairs, Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Foreign Relations Department, Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs, IT Department, Department of Administrative Development, Department of Legal Services, Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs, Department of Public Relations, Office of Press Consultancy, Directorate of Guarding Services • Additional Service Building at Meşrutiyet Caddesi: Department of Administrative Development (other units), Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs (other units), Council Secretariat of Protection of Minors from Sexually Explicit Materials, Consultancy for Cyrprus Affairs, Offices of Advisors to the Prime Minister • Additional Service Building at Necatibey Caddesi: Office of the Prime Minister, Offices of the Deputy Prime Ministers, Undersecretariat, Offices of Advisors to the Prime Minister, Inspection Board (other units), General Directorate of Legislation and Publication, Military • Additional Service Building at Yüksel Caddesi: Department of Strategy Development, Secretariat General for Publicity Fund • Additional Service Building at Gülözü Sokak: Offices of Advisors to the Prime Minister, Department of Public Relations • Official Residence of the Prime Ministry • Additional Service Building at Yenimahalle: General Directorate of State Archives 19 20 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 2. Physical Structure 1 Figure 1 – Organizational Structure of the Prime Ministry Central Organisation • Additional Service Building at Ergazi: General Directorate of State Archives • Additional Service Building for Infirmary • Parking Garage and Management Building • Hangar: Esenboğa Airport • Office of the Prime Minister (Istanbul) • Premises for Ottoman Archives (Istanbul): National Archive Complex (Kağıthane), inside the Governorship Complex (provincial garden) premises and storages 3. Organizational Structure Prime Minister The central organisation of the Prime Ministry comprises main service units, advisory and supervisory units, and auxiliary units. Being the highest ranking civil servant, the Prime Ministry Undersecretary is the also the highest level superior in the Prime Ministry Organization after the Prime Minister. Inspection Board Private Secretariat Press Consultancy Advisors to the Prime Minister In accordance with the Law No. 5018 on Public Financial Management and Control, Undersecretary is the highest level manager at the Prime Ministry. There are five deputy undersecretary positions at the Prime Ministry. The Organizational structure of the Prime Ministry central organisation is indicated in Figure 1. Prime Ministry Advisors Undersecretary Private Secretariat Deputy Undersecretary Deputy Undersecretary Deputy Undersecretary Deputy Undersecretary Deputy Undersecretary IT Department General Directorate of Personnel and Principles General Directorate of Laws and Decrees Foreign Relations Department General Directorate of State Archives Department of Strategy Development General Directorate of Laws and Decrees General Directorate of Legislation Development and Publication Public Relations Department Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs Deparrtment of Administrative and Financial Affairs Deparrtment of Administrative Development Department of Legal Services Main Service Units Advisory and Supervisory Units Auxiliary units Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Prime Ministry Central Building 1 There may be changes during the year at the Deputy Undersecretariats to which the units are affiliated. 21 22 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 4. Information and Technology Resources 4. Information and Technology Resources At the Prime Ministry, information and communication technologies both within the institution and in the provision of services are used systematically. At the central organisation, certain principles such as security, efficiency and sustainability are observed in the use of data communication infrastructure, server computer systems, Table 2 – Services provided via the Prime Ministry Websites personal computers and other peripheral accessories. Almost all of the software needs are met via the projects developed within the organisation. Information about data communication and information system infrastructure as well as the Prime Ministry website and state services are respectively indicated in Chart 1 and Table 2. Project Name Prime Ministry Portal Chart 1 – Information System Infrastructure Equipment Legislation Information System Equipment for Information Security Communication Equipment Official Gazette Information System Prime Ministry Communication Center (BIMER) Servers General Directorate of State Archives Back-up Systems Prime Ministry Press Center (BBM) Number Ethics Board for Public Officials Inspection Board Description Website It is a portal which includes static and dynamic contents announced to the public by the Prime Ministry and also the interactive electronic services. www.basbakanlik.gov.tr It is an information service provided via Prime Ministry portal which includes an index of laws, decree laws, bylaws, regulations, communiques and the updated texts of the Prime Ministry Circulars, abolished provisions of the laws and international treaties to which Turkey is a party. www.mevzuat.gov.tr It is a system through which the Official Gazette is published daily. Also, through this system, it is possible to electronically access all of the Official Gazettes published since 1920. www.resmigazete.gov.tr Prime Ministry Communication Center is a sophisticated public relations service through which citizens can submit any requests, complaints, notices, opinions and proposals directly to the Prime Ministry or to other relevant authorities with the help of Prime Ministry by means of communication channels (internet, phone, letter, fax or in person). www.bimer.gov.tr It includes catalogues about archive materials belonging to the Ottoman and Republic period, monographs, communiques, publications, mandates, online exhibitions, articles and news databases, Armenian issue according to the archive documents, Electronic Document Management Standards and other archive information services. www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr It includes the statements and announcements made at the Prime Ministry Press Center, Speeches by the Prime Minister about “On the Road to New Turkey” and also government statements. www.bbm.gov.tr It includes ethical codes of conduct that must be respected by the public officials in their work life and also works carried out about ethics. It is possible to electronically file an application via the website of the Board. www.etik.gov.tr, www.kamuetik.gov.tr, www.etikkurul.gov.tr, www.kgek.gov.tr, www.etikkurulu.gov.tr It includes information about the activities of the Inspection Board and also institutional information. www.teftis.gov.tr www.arsiv.gov.trg Continuation of table 2 is in next page. 23 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 4. Information and Technology Resources 5. Human Resources Description Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs - 1 5 11 - 22 - - 19 30 - 29 - - 10 17 - 3 - - General Directorate of Security Affairs 5 - 12 - Foreign Relations Department 1 1 6 Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs 8 1 Department of Administrative Development 1 IT Department 1 Inspection Board 1 - - 55 Department of Strategy Development 3 - 8 Advisors to the Prime Minister and Prime Ministry Advisors - 64 Department of Legal Services 1 Press Consultancy Support Services Staff Director of Private Secretariat, Director of Dvision,Researcher, - - 23 51 - - 4 51 - - - 11 91 17 - 1 - - 60 427 128 - 57 81 8 721 - 2 11 - 5 - 5 40 - - 12 3 - - - 6 29 19 - - 23 21 - - - 7 79 - 16 - 1 6 3 - - - 15 42 - - - - 1 42 - - - 2 46 - 3 10 - - - 2 71 - - 5 8 2 - - 1 27 - - - 9 3 - - - 14 90 - - - 15 2 10 - - - 1 29 - 2 - - - 14 3 - - - 22 41 Chief Consultancy for Cyprus, Military and Foreign Affairs - - 3 - - - 1 - - - 13 17 Prime Ministry Private Secretariat - 50 1 - - 57 12 - - - 110 230 Secretariat of the Council of Ministers Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs 1 - - - - 7 1 - - - 1 10 5 - 1 - - 7 119 - 107 - 60 299 2 - 6 - - 32 17 - - - 2 59 Undersecretariat 5 5 4 General Directorate of Laws and Decrees 3 - 27 General Directorate of Personnel and Principles 9 - General Directorate of Legislation and Publication 3 General Directorate of State Archives - Main Service Units It includes services provided by the Prime Ministry Printing House. www.bbasimevi.gov.tr It serves for the public managers to share information. www.kamubilisim.gov.tr It includes a data bank for public properties. 5 Total Information) 8 Temporary Staff (Applications for Access to 1 Unit In accordance with the Law No. 4982 on Right to Access to Information, it is a communication channel through which citizens can file an application to be submitted to the relevant authorities by the Prime Ministry. Department of Public Relations - Contractual Staff Public Information Portal Financial Services Expert and Assistant Expert Printing House www.bedk.gov.tr Administrative staff Evaluation It includes decisions of the Board which examines the objections in terms of applications for access to information and also information about application process. Table 4 – Distribution of the Staff as per Titles and Units Legal Advisor Board of Access to Information and www.igb.gov.tr creased 8% and 3%, respectively. And the total number of staff has increased 1,5%. The distribution of the Prime Ministry staff as per their positions and units is shown in Table 4. Chief Inspector, Inspector and Deputy Inspector Administrative Development It includes information about the activities of the Department of Administrative Development, institutional information, and works on improving the administration, tables of public service inventory, electronic questionnaires to measure the satisfaction regarding public services of the public institutions and their sub-units through “communication codes”. Prime Ministry Expert and Assistant Expert Department of Website Advisor2 Project Name Compared to the previous year, there hasn’t been any significant changes in the staff number in 2014 but the permanent staff number has increased 2,5% while the number of contractual and temporary staff has de- Managerial staff /Head of Department and other superior positions 24 bilgibasvuru.basbakanlik.gov.tr kamutasinmazlari.basbakanlik.gov.tr Advisory and Supervisory Units 5. Human Resources As of the end of 2014, the Prime Ministry central organisation served with a total staff number of 2.243 including permanent, contractual and temporary staff. Infor- mation about the number of staff working at the Prime Ministry as per years is shown in Table 3. Auxiliary Units Table 3 – Staff status and number Year Permanent Contractual Temporary Total Department of Public Relations 2010 1.400 517 334 2.251 2.107 2011 1.352 506 249 2012 1.370 499 268 Other Units General Secretariat of Publicity Fund - - - - - - - - - - 9 9 2.137 Directorate of Confidential Documents - - - - - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 5 26 - 4 - - 35 - 16 10 - 3 49 22 - 7 1 7 115 66 139 167 55 21 704 503 2 181 82 2013 1.792 89 331 2.212 Directorate of Printing House Revolving Fund Management 2014 1.840 82 321 2.243 Staff Assigned at Other Institutions 2014 Total 2 Chief Advisors to the Prime Minister, Advisors to the Prime Minister, Prime Ministry Advisors 323 2.243 25 26 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 5. Human Resources Distribution of staff as per title is shown at Chart 2 while distribution of permanent and contractual staff as per age groups is shown at Chart 3. Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 5. Human Resources Chart 3 – Distribution of Permanent and Contractual Staff as per Age Groups Chart 2 – Distribution of Staff as per Title Managerial Staff Advisor Prime Ministry Expert and Assistant Expert Chief Inspector, Inspector and Deputy Inspector Director of Private Secretariat, Director of Division, Researcher Administrative Staff Contractual Staff Temporary Staff Support Services Staff Person Person 27 28 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 5. Human Resources 5. Human Resources Numeric and proportional distribution of staff as per their service years is shown at Chart 4. In 2014, the ratio of total number of permanent and contractual staff who served at public sector more than a decade to the total number of permanent and contractual staff is 74,5%. Chart 4 – Distribution of Permanent and Contractual Staff as per Service Period Education status of the permanent and contractual staff of the Prime Ministry as of the end of 2014 is shown at Chart 6. The Number of staff whose education level is below high school is 83. Chart 6 – Distribution of Permanent and Contractual Staff as per Education Status 2014 2013 2012 19 18 19 Elementary School 64 65 69 Secondary School 312 325 333 High School 212 223 222 Associate Degree 1005 977 979 Undergraduate Distribution of Staff as per Gender is shown at Chart 5. 275 243 216 Graduate Chart 5 – Distribution of Permanent and Contractual Staff as per Gender 33 28 29 Postgraduate 2 2 2 0 0 0 Associate Professor Professor 1200 Male 1000 Female 800 Male 600 Female 400 Male 200 Female 0 Person 29 30 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 5. Human Resources 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry Details of 84 permanent staff who stopped working at the Prime Ministry in 2014 are shown at Table 5. Table 5 – Reasons of Leaving Year Transfer 2010 62 2011 Resignation Retirement Death Dismissal Total 8 38 1 - 109 60 17 25 2 - 104 2012 26 5 29 3 - 63 2013 27 14 20 - - 61 2014 41 4 35 3 1 84 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry a) Main Service Units ii) General Directorate of Personnel and Principles i) General Directorate of Laws and Decrees The duties of the General Directorate of Personnel and Principles are to determine principles, give directives, take precautions and provide coordination, with a view to ensuring an orderly administration of the state organization, and prepare the prime ministerial circulars, examine them in terms of compliance with the Constitution and ensure that these texts are in line with the higher policy texts. The duties of the General Directorate of Laws and Decrees are to examine the laws, decree-laws, regulations, by-laws and draft Cabinet decisions in terms of compliance with the constitution, laws, general legal rules, development plans and programs as well as the government program by ensuring coordination among the units; prepare them for the Council of Ministers; complete procedures to send bills and notice of motion to the Turkish Grand National Assembly, follow-up until the end of the legal process; determine the Government view on Law proposals and submit them to the Turkish Grand National Assembly. To follow-up the proceedings of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, prepare the responses to the deputy’s questions addressed to the Prime Minister through cooperation with relevant ministries and units, prepare laws, decree laws, regulations, principles of by-laws and decrees of the Council of Ministers falling under the responsibility of the Prime Ministry in consultation with relevant units are also among the duties of the General Directorate. The General Directorate carries out abovementioned duties in accordance with the Regulation on the Principles and Procedures to Prepare Legislation which was put into force by the Cabinet Decision No. 2005/9986 dated 19/12/2005 and also with the Working Principles of the Council of Ministers annexed to the Cabinet Leading Decision No. P.2003/6 and dated 18/6/2003. It also prepares the prime ministerial correspondence concerning the establishment of the governments, substitution and changes of ministers, implements the legal regulations on the abolishment of immunities of the members of the parliament and carries out the proceedings to associate the relevant institutions with the Prime Ministry or other ministries. Other duties of this Directorate are to collect information about the senior public officials; to keep their biographies and records, examine appointments that require joint decisions in terms of compliance with the legislation, to develop decisions and deal with the Prime Ministry personnel affairs. The secretariat services of the Ethics Council for Public Officials are provided by this Directorate and in accordance with the Law No. 2933 on Medals; it also manages the works on supplying, registration, transfer and cancelation of the medals awarded with Cabinet Decision and approval of the President. iii) General Directorate of Legislation and Publication The duties of the General Directorate of Legislation Development and Publication are to publish both electronic and written version of the Official Gazette and also the written version of the entire corpus of legislation. Regulations which are put into force by a Law, Decree Law, By-law and Cabinet Decision, regulations of to be published in the Official Gazette, communiques issued as of 2004, repealed laws and the index of international treaties to which Turkey is a party are electronically published and followed on the Legislation Information System by this General Directorate. It also publishes the code of laws which includes the legal texts and some rulings which have been published since the Ottoman period and also the index which facilitates access to legislation that are published in the Official Gazette. Other duties of this Directorate are to examine the regulations and communiques apart from those put into force by the Council of Ministers in terms of compliance with the Constitution, laws and decree laws, bylaws, regulations put into force by Cabinet Decision, decisions of supreme judiciary authorities, common legal rules, development plans and programs as well as Government Program and also to publish them. iv) General Directorate of State Archives This General Directorate determines the principles of national archive policy, follows up the execution of these principles, and ensures the transfer of archive documents owned by other public institutions and agencies to itself and preserve them in addition to other transferred documents from the past and classify them so that they can be accessed by domestic and international users. It also presents and makes available these valuable materials to the researchers, works on illuminating the history of more than 40 countries which settled down within the Ottoman geography, introducing the An example from Ottoman Archives 31 32 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry documents of Ottoman and Republic period and transfer them to the next generations. To this end, it identifies, collects, buys, if necessary, mends and restores, classifies by means of modern techniques, stores the archive materials owned by public institutions and private individuals as well as stores, translates, publishes, introduces, preserves and prevents them from being wearing off and destroys those which are no longer needed to be stored. lished by the Law No. 4688 on Government Employee Unions and relevant regulation are also provided by this Department. to the users and also provides some other services such as system, communication infrastructure and technical support. viii) Department of Administrative Development It also provides computer trainings for the staff of the Prime Ministry on regular basis and at various levels, supports the other units in preparing tender and technical specifications in the field of information and attends some events such as exhibitions, fairs etc. that are about information technologies in order to represent the Prime Ministry. Other tasks carried out by this Directorate are to copy archive materials to maintain their continuity, to apply advanced techniques such as photocopy, film, microfilm and other relevant techniques to make them less bulky, and to keep electronic records of catalogues and documents and make them available to the users as well as to provide guidance and trainings to the administrations, formulate standard file keeping plan, control the electronically prepared documents in terms of conformity with the Electronic Document Management System (EBYS) and provide services concerning handovers. v) General Directorate of Security Affairs This General Directorate maintains contact with the responsible units on internal security and foreign security, ensures coordination with these units if necessary, conducts research and analysis on the matters concerning national and international security, and organizes meetings and provides secretariat services to the relevant boards. It also compiles and evaluates information and provides efficient coordination among public bodies during time of martial law and extraordinary conditions. vi) Foreign Relations Department The Department maintains contact with the institutions related to international relations and ensures coordination among these institutions. Actively involved in works of “EU Monitoring and Steering Committee” established after the EU negotiations launched on 3/10/2005), this Department also coordinates activities carried out within the framework of full EU membership negotiations. Also, it ensures coordination between OECD, BSEC and the Prime Ministry; provides services relating to relations with other regional organisations and foreign states on behalf of the Prime Ministry. It also takes part in international conferences, congresses, meetings, and seminars etc. that are coordinated by the Prime Ministry and provides secretariat services to the established committees. On behalf of the Prime Ministry, this Department attends the committee works on external scholarships granted to the public officials in accordance with the provisions of Regulation on Public Officials to be Sent Abroad to be Trained. It also provides secretariat services of the Personnel Selection Committee which works on selecting the Prime Ministry personnel to be sent abroad to be trained. vii) Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs This Department provides coordination among ministries, state economic enterprises and other public and private institutions on economic and financial affairs. In addition, it conducts research and studies on economic and financial issues, developments in the fields of science and technology, education, culture, art, sports, youth, tourism, press, radio-television, publicity, health, labor, social security, social benefits, domestic workers’ problems and local government services, evaluates them and prepares draft proposals and ensures coordination among public institutions and agencies in these fields. The Department also ensures that the Austerity Measures Circulars and Circulars on Public Properties that are published to discipline public expenditures are implemented, that the requests concerning Appropriations for Emergency Support Expenditures are evaluated and finalized, that the audit reports prepared by the Court of Accounts about the Housing Development Administration of Turkey and its affiliates are distributed and coordinated. It also represents the Prime Ministry at the meetings of SME Committee of Turkish Grand National Assembly. Furthermore, in accordance with the Regulation on Public Housings, the permission applications for renting public housings by the public institutions and agencies are finalized by the Department. The Department also ensures coordination about the Commemoration Ceremonies for Çanakkale Battles and provides secretariat services as part of these ceremonies. The secretariat services of the Council Secretariat of Protection of Minors from Sexually Explicit Materials estab- This Department conducts research and analysis to determine the objectives, policies and measures to develop public administration, evaluates them and drafts proposals and ensures coordination in the subjects relating to the development of public management. Giving priority to the services that are mostly requested by the citizens, the Department works on reducing red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, contributes to the legislation preparation process by ensuring coordination in preparing legislative amendments concerning forwarded proposals. Furthermore, it provides secretariat services to the committees which are established in the subjects relating to its duties and functioning under the Coordinatorship of the Prime Ministry. This Department also ensures coordination of the activities of the institutions which are responsible for providing public services electronically and advancing this technique. Within this context, the obstacles to the integration of services into the e-government gate are identified and in line with the principles and calendar set in high policy papers, activities such as increasing awareness for e-government and new public management approaches and steering actions are carried out. Electronic Public Information Management System has been developed by this Department and made available to the users at the institutions and agencies. In practice, some basic information concerning public management such as organizational structure, services provided, documents used in providing services, service provision processes and legal grounds for such matters of the institutions and agencies are identified and then standardized and defined as “meta data” which can be electronically used. ix) IT Department This Department develops software that is needed at the Prime Ministry central organisation as part of software project development services and makes them available b) Advisory and Supervisory Units i) Inspection Board The Inspection Board is authorized to analyze, conduct researches and inspect in all public institutions, state economic enterprises, their affiliates, professional organisations with public institution status, foundations, associations, cooperatives, employer organisations and if necessary the privileged companies and private organisations, regulatory and supervisory institutions as well as the central organisation of the Prime Ministry, its affiliated and relevant institutions and to determine the general principles on effective inspection at the public institutions and agencies and SMEs. The Board carries out inspection, examination, preliminary examination and inquiry activities within the framework of the duties and responsibilities conferred by certain laws such as the Law No. 3056 on the Prime Ministry Organisation, the Law No. 2937 on State Intelligence Services and National Intelligence Organisation, and the Law No. 633 on the Establishment and Duties of the Directorate of Religious Affairs. The Board functions with the title “Anti-Fraud Coordination Service” (AFCOS) which is the partner of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF). Also, in pursuant to the amendment made in Article 20 of the Law No. 3056 by the Decree Law No. 661, the Board also investigates and conducts researches and inquiries about the use of financial resources provided by the EU and ensures coordination with the international organisations in such investigations and inspections. 33 34 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry The Board also brings forward some proposals that would enable the supervised institution to provide better services and that would minimize corruptions and irregularities; supervises the activities, actions and methods in terms of their conformity with the law so that it can determine possible deviations from the legislation and standards and launch and follow up the process of taking corrective judiciary and administrative measures. iii) Department of Legal Services This Department works on resolving legal disputes to which the Prime Ministry is a party by peaceful means or on withdrawals of such cases, and delivers opinions about the law issues addressed by the authority or Ministries and on legal, financial and criminal cases and other legal disputes. It also carries out the works relating to the subjects requiring the opinion of the Council of State, follows and defends all kinds of the legal cases and administrative suits and rendering affairs that Prime Ministry is a party to it, provide attorney services and supervise these services. ii) Department of Strategy Development This Department provides services in the fields of “budget”, “final account”, “strategic management and planning”, “performance and quality criteria development”, “information management”, “preliminary financial and internal control” and “financial consultancy”. The Department also follows and defends all cases which are required to be followed by the Prime Ministry, which Republic of Turkey Government or administrations are party to in the national and international courts, and coordinates the pursuance of the cases and rendering affairs that more than one administrations are party to it. It also coordinates the works on preparation of the strategic plan and performance program of the Prime Ministry and improving the internal control system, reports to the relevant institutions and authorities the course of measures and activities within the plans and programs for which the Prime Ministry is responsible, prepares the Prime Ministry Activity Report and the Institutional Financial Status and Expectation Report that is published every midyear. iv) Office of Press Consultancy The Office of Press Consultancy informs the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers on time about developments in domestic and foreign press, especially about news, comments and publications relating to the country interests and security, brings forward proposals to the competent authorities to take required precautions against the insubstantial comments and news. It also reports the news, notice, statements, opinions and decisions duly to the foreign and domestic press, news agencies, and radio and television cooperation that the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and the Minister who is the government spokesman consider appropriate to inform the public and organizes the press conferences of the Prime Minister. Other duties of the Department are to prepare and implement the budget, investment program and detailed expenditure program of the Prime Ministry; to prepare condensed statements by consolidating information about the movable and immovable properties owned or used by the Prime Ministry; to prepare final budget account; to plan cash management; to publish financial statistics; to carry out preliminary financial control and provide financial consultancy services; to establish internal control system and implement and improve standards as well as to follow up personal debts. c) Auxiliary Units i) The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers The Department also works on institutional information management and building an e-transformation infrastructure and performs activities for efficient, effective and economic provision of the services. The Secretariat prepares the meeting agenda of the Council of Ministers, takes minutes when necessary, and ensures the safety of all documents and information related to the meetings. It also carries out other duties for effective functioning of the Council of Ministers. An example from Ottoman Archives An example from Ottoman Archives 35 36 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION C. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 6. Services Provided by the Prime Ministry 7. Management and Internal Control System ii) Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs In 2014, the works on “process analysis” continued in order to improve efficiency in the activities towards establishing an effective internal control system at the Prime Ministry and to contribute to the development of institutıonal culture. By way of developing a concept of process management at the institution, the aim was to ensure better control in management and quicker decision making process, to complete procedures at higher qualities and within shorter time period, to establish institutional memory, to raise awareness of the staff about the procedures carried out and to maintain the continui- The Department carries out duties such as lease, purchase, maintenance, repair and renewal services as well as cleaning, transportation, lightening, heating services and procedures relating to the properties. It also provides lease, purchase, maintenance, repair and renewal services of all sorts of land, marine and aerial vehicles of the Prime Ministry. It also plans and operates civil defense and immobilization services of the Prime Ministry; provides healthcare services for the Prime Ministry staff and their families, and performs the procedures relating to the public housing and holiday resort applications of the staff. iii) Department of Public Relations This Department evaluates the influence of the government activities on the public, responds to all sorts of written notices, complaints, proposals and requests of the citizens, provides consultation services to the citizens concerning public duties, takes necessary measures for an efficient, rapid and accurate finalization of applications filed in accordance with the Law No. 4982 on Right to Information and ensures coordination among affiliated bodies and Ministries in this regard. Citizens can submit any complaints, notices, requests, opinions, suggestions and information requests to this Department via Call 150, in person, by petition or electronically through Prime Ministry Communication Center within the framework of Law No. 3071 on Right to Petition and Law No. 4982 on Access to Information. And the Department forwards them to the relevant authorities and ensures coordination to finalize the applications. Also, the secretariat services of the Board of Access to Information and Evaluation established under Prime Ministry are provided by the Department. iv) Private Secretariats The Private Secretariats are responsible for official and private correspondences of the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Ministers as well as any protocol or ceremonial activities, visits, invitations, welcoming, farewell ceremonies, national and religious festivals. An example from Ottoman Archives ty of activities. To this end, the work flow charts and risk control matrixes prepared by internal control working team were updated and training programs were organized. For the year 2015, the plan is to organize training programs on process improvement, to follow up the steps taken towards documented processes, and risks, controls and the owners of the process and to transfer the works to electronic environment so that the concept of process management is developed and the activities are followed up via this system. 37 SECTION 2 - AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 40 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 A. MAIN PRINCIPLES AND VALUES C. POLICY AND PRIORITIES Prestige and Reliability Objectivity Leadership and Guidance Innovation Transparency, Accountability and Commitment to Ethic Values To ensure proper and effective functioning of State organisation in conformity with the Constitution, laws and common legal rules To implement Alliance of Civilizations National Plan and to ensure cooperation among the public institutions and NGOs in this regard To closely follow up the execution of the Government program, development plan and annual program and to effectively implement the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan of the Prime Ministry To encourage and ensure participation in decision making processes Coherence and Predictability Sensitivity to Needs and Expectations Inclusiveness Continuous Development Attaching Importance to Competence and Expertise B. STRATEGIC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To monitor the effective and efficient provision of public services To perform the codification and simplification of the legislation Strategic Goal 1: To increase efficiency in determining national and international strategies and implementing policies. Strategic Goal 2: To ensure faster, better and reliable public service provision for citizens. Objective 1.1. To increase efficiency in determining and implementing policies and strategies. Objective 2.1. To increase service efficiency by using advanced information and communication technologies. Objective 2.2. To increase citizen satisfaction by improving the efficiency, predictability and reliability of services. Strategic Goal 3: To pioneer the achievement of a public management that is transparent, accountable and functioning effectively and efficiently. Strategic Goal 4: To ensure a transformation that will result in participation of social segments and individuals in decision making processes. Strategic Goal 5: To improve institutional capacity. Objective 3.1. To lead public by increasing transparency and accountability. Objective 4.1. To foster certain mechanisms that will encourage participation in decision making processes and to create new ones. Objective 5.1. To improve the functioning, human resources and organizational culture of the institution. Objective 5.2. To improve social benefits, technologic and physical infrastructure. To make citizens’ life easier by simplifying and increasing the qualities of administrative works and procedures To increase employment and competitiveness of Turkey by improving investment environment To achieve national and institutional e-transformation To make the legislation more up-to-date, simple and easy to access for the users by utilizing information technologies To generalize the culture of saving in public and to ensure its continuity To achieve transformation envisaged within the scope of public financial management reform To develop strategic management and performance management approach at public administrations To make the state archives available and easier to access for users To enact the Draft Law on National Archive To systematize the document management at public administrations To make all state archives available at one center via an information network system to be established To broadcast about the strategic subjects concerning our country and to write documented history To share strategic subjects concerning Turkey with Turkish and international public by using public diplomacy methods in line with principles of openness and transparency To propose right, reliable and applicable policies and strategies in security issues and fight against terrorism and to properly and timely inform the public To develop an effective audit system and to strengthen fight against corruption To improve communication between citizens and State and to simplify access to State To strengthen local governments in administrative and financial aspects To simplify the procedures in terms of Right to Petition and Access to Information of the citizens To ensure alignment with the EU Acquis To review and renew personnel policy 41 SECTION 3 - DATA AND EVALUATIONS CONCERNING ACTIVITIES 44 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 A. FINANCIAL DATA A. FINANCIAL DATA 1. Budgetary Results 1. Budgetary Results Data about the appropriation status and expenditures from the Prime Ministry budget as per expenditure types are shown in Table 6. Table 6 – Distribution of the 2014 Prime Ministry Budget as per Expenditure Types (TL) 2013 Expenditure Type 2014 Year-end Year-end Budgetary Budgetary Expenditure Expenditure Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation Staff Expenses 88.762.000 88.762.000 84.864.251 92.731.000 91.690.500 87.410.152 Social Security Premium Expenses 11.921.000 11.921.000 11.560.846 13.137.000 14.177.500 13.129.237 Material and Service Procurement Expenses 353.000.000 731.087.238 720.057.394 363.590.000 834.654.996 828.963.765 65.606.000 55.705.750 55.463.144 63.443.000 141.943.000 140.997.582 250.500.000 318.759.610 305.407.619 400.920.000 1.319.857.381 1.240.417.314 Current Transfers Capital Expenditures Total 769.789.000 1.206.235.598 1.177.353.254 In accordance with the 2014 Central Management Budget Law No. 6512, the total amount of Appropriation allocated to the Prime Ministry has been 933.821.000 TL. There has been a 21,31% increase in the Prime Ministry budget compared to the previous year. The reason of this increase is the increase in the capital expenditure Appropriation. And the reason of the increase in capital expenditure is the expenditures due to the construction of a new service building which has been planned to serve as Presidential Palace in Bestepe after being com- The expenditures resulting from the construction of new service building in Bestepe allocated to the Presidency, and the expenditures relating to a newly purchased plane allocated for the use of President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and relevant Ministers and Deputy Ministers are shown as part of General Public Services in the 2014 Budget. The Appropriations allocated to be used to reimburse the damages suffered by our citizens in times of natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, avalanche etc., and the emergency Appropriations created to reimburse the damages of citizens and tradesmen due to acts of violence occurring in various provinces are shown as part of Social Security and Social Benefits/Services. The expenditures made for the projects of the Investment and Support Agency are shown as part of Economic Affairs and Services. The distribution of the resources allocated for the 2014 Prime Ministry Performance Program is shown in Table 8 and the distribution of the 2014 Prime Ministry Budget as per units is shown in Table 9. Table 8 – Distribution of the 2014 Prime Ministry Budget as per Activities (TL) Activity Policy and Strategy Determination and Implementation Budget Appropriation pleted in 2014 in pursuant to a mutual agreement between the Prime Ministry and Presidency. The 2014 Prime Ministry budget consists of 39% current expenditures, 43% investment expenditures, 11% staff and social security premium expenditures and 7% transfers. Data about the distribution of the Prime Ministry 2014 Budget on functional basis are shown in Table 7. Expenditure Percentage4 299.288.750 108.777.774 107.130.838 4,64 5.162.000 5.690.834 5.442.344 0,24 Information, Document Management and Record Keeping 23.774.000 28.468.505 22.997.094 1,00 Electronic Services Provided for Citizens 12.805.600 12.516.572 11.113.618 0,48 Improving Service Quality 1.174.250 1.322.567 1.162.581 0,05 Audit and Supervision 5.479.400 5.107.661 4.637.538 0,20 Financial Management and Control 2.935.900 1.225.871 507.296 0,02 Reporting to the Public 1.216.500 1.141.280 991.878 0,04 Information and Consultancy 3.843.100 4.269.917 3.849.710 0,17 Developing Decision Making Mechanisms 2.946.650 2.998.815 2.779.917 0,12 Organization and Process Improvement 2.217.850 1.054.797 515.310 0,02 Developing Human Resources 5.927.400 5.130.046 4.216.482 0,18 272.020.000 726.868.336 722.996.185 31,29 13.322.600 11.792.873 5.024.315 0,22 241.107.000 1.420.618.228 1.369.395.945 59,26 40.600.000 48.170.000 48.157.000 2,08 933.821.000 2.385.154.077 2.310.918.050 100,00 Legislation Preparation and Review 933.821.000 2.402.323.377 2.310.918.050 Year-end Appropriation Table 7 – Distribution of the Prime Ministry 2014 Budget on Functional Basis (TL) Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 857.851.000 2.249.555.277 2.159.635.138 93,5 Defense Services 2.183.000 1.955.500 1.823.716 0,08 Public Order and Security Services 5.737.000 3.942.000 3.697.727 0,1 45.392.000 54.242.000 53.203.547 2,3 658.000 628.600 557.922 0,02 22.000.000 92.000.000 92.000.000 4 Function General Public Services Economic Affairs and Services Budget Appropriation Healthcare Services Social Security and Social Benefits/Services Percentage3 2014 Total 933.821.000 2.402.323.377 2.310.918.050 - 2013 Total 769.789.000 1.206.235.598 1.177.353.254 - 3 It symbolizes the ratios of functions in 2014 total expenditures. Improving Social and Physical Facilities IT Services General Administrative Expenditures Transfers 2014 Total Considering the resources used within 2014 Performance Program, the biggest rate and amount belong to the items of General Administrative Expenditures and Improving Social and Physical Facilities. Excluding the General Administrative Expenditures which can’t be al4 It symbolizes the ratios of activities in 2014 total expenditures. located for any activity, the largest amount has been used for the item “Improving Social and Physical Facilities”. And as part of this activity, the expenditures have been made for the construction of a new service building in Bestepe allocated to the Presidency, and also 45 46 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 A. FINANCIAL DATA A. FINANCIAL DATA 1. Budgetary Results 1. Budgetary Results for a newly purchased plane allocated for the use of President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and relevant Ministers and Deputy Ministers. The Appropriations allocated to be used to reimburse the damages suffered by our citizens in times of natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, avalanche etc., and the emergency Appropriations created to reimburse the damages of citizens and tradesmen due to acts of violence occurring in various provinces fall under the category of Policy and Strategy Identification and Implementation. Unit Department of Administrative Development Budget Appropriation Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 14.209.000 737.997.396 737.569.624 1.000 718.409.396 718.408.396 14.208.000 19.588.000 19.161.228 Inspection Board 5.317.000 4.967.000 4.641.154 Advisors to the Prime Minister 3.085.000 4.601.000 4.597.809 Prime Ministry Advisors 8.245.000 7.455.000 7.351.365 Private Secretariat of the Undersecretariat 3.291.000 2.794.500 2.670.600 482.002.000 1.421.687.300 1.367.498.965 Department of Public Relations 5.556.000 5.603.000 4.820.083 Department of Strategy Development 7.757.000 3.661.000 1.712.198 Department of Legal Services 2.074.000 2.494.000 2.363.683 Office of Press Consultancy 1.719.000 1.639.000 1.612.224 General Directorate of Laws and Decrees 4.313.000 4.552.000 4.331.064 General Directorate of Personnel and Principles 7.029.000 6.672.000 5.256.385 General Directorate of Legislative Development and Publication 5.456.000 5.589.000 5.313.278 General Directorate of State Archives 76.646.000 75.557.881 51.839.790 General Directorate of Security Affairs 262.587.000 2.911.300 2.702.831 -Appropriation for Operations to Support and Protect Peace 260.000.000 44.300 - 2.430.000 2.582.000 2.230.894 Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs 26.792.000 97.142.000 97.046.547 -Appropriation for Emergency Expenditures 22.000.000 92.000.000 92.000.000 Unit Prime Ministry Private Secretariat -Expenditures subject to Article 24 of the Law No. 5018 (Covert Appropriation) -Expenditures of the Private Secretariat Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs Department of Foreign Relations Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 1.454.000 1.901.000 1.796.207 13.859.000 12.517.000 5.563.349 933.821.000 2.402.323.377 2.310.918.050 IT Department 2014 Total Table 9 – The Amounts of Appropriations and Expenditures as per Units within Prime Ministry 2014 Budget (TL) Budget Appropriation The largest amount of expenditure for 2014 has been made from the budget of Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs. And the reason of this is the fact that the expenditures relating to services within the Prime Ministry such as food, cleaning, transportation, repair and maintenance and the expenditures made for the construction of a new service building in Bestepe allocated to the Presidency, and also for a newly purchased plane allocated for the use of President, Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and relevant Ministers and Deputy Minister have been made from the budget of Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs. The second largest amount of expenditure has been made from the budget of Prime Ministry Private Secretariat. The budget of this office consists of two items: Expenditures subject to Article 24 of the Law No. 5018 (Covert Appropriation and the allocated appropriations for the expenditures within the job description of the Private Secretariat. The Article 24 of the Law No. 5018 which regulates the principles and procedures regarding the use of covert appropriation is as follows: “Covert appropriation Article 24: Covert appropriation refers to the appropriation included in the budget of the Prime Ministry to be used for the necessities of the government in confidential intelligence and defense services; in national security and high interests of the State as well as the requirements of State prestige; in achieving political, social and cultural objectives, and in providing extraordinary services. The covert appropriations may be included in the budgets of public administrations that perform intelligence services required by the duties appointed by Law. Covert appropriation shall not be used for any purpose other than the foregoing, or to meet the expenditures relating to the management, propaganda or election campaigns of political parties or the personal expenditures of the Prime Minister or his/her family. Total amount of covert appropriations allocated in the relevant year shall not exceed five per thousand of the sum of the initial appropriations in the general budget. The place of utilization of the covert appropriation included in the budgets of the Prime Ministry and other relevant administrations; the person who will effect the expenditure; the method of booking and closing of accounts; the documents to be delivered to the new responsible person in case of a change in the person effecting the expenditure shall be determined by the Prime Minister. Expenditures from covert appropriations and relevant payments shall be effected on the basis of a decree signed by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the relevant minister.” According to the budgeting method, any kind of appropriation must be indicated within the scope of the budget of the spender unit. Therefore, the expenditures as part of covert appropriation are budgeted and also indicated under the budget of Private Secretariat. As it is not possible to predict the international or national developments which would require the use of covert appropriation, an extra item is added to the budget for this appropriation at the beginning of the budget year. Through this method, it is possible to cover the possible state expenditures relating to international or national developments within the year. Therefore, for this specific appropriation, it is not possible to compare the originally predicted budget with the actual budget at the end of the year. The expenditures of the Office of the Private Secretariat are also shown in Table 9 and it is seen that 38,5% of the expenditures has been for staff expenses while 61,5% has been for current expenses. In order to use for the expenditures as part of Turkey’s joining “Operations to Support and Protect Peace”, an appropriation is included in the budget of the General Directorate of Security Affairs. This appropriation is transferred to the relevant institutions and that’s why it is not recorded as expenditure. The third largest amount of expenditure has been made from the budget of the Department of Economic, Social and Cultural Affairs. The majority of the expenditures results from the Appropriation for Emergency Expenditures included in the budget of the Department. The damages suffered by our citizens in times of natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, avalanche etc., and the damages of citizens and tradesmen due to acts of violence occurring in various provinces are reimbursed from this appropriation. 47 48 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 A. FINANCIAL DATA B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 2. Explanations about the Main Financial Statements 1. Activity and Project Information The ratio of the expenditures of the Prime Ministry for the year 2014 to the total year-end appropriation is 96,2%. As per expenditure items, these ratios are as follows: 95,3% staff expenses, 92,6% social secuirty premiums, 99,3% material and service procurement, 99,3% cur- The information regarding the activities and projects implemented by the Prime Ministry Central Organization was categorized under the titles "performance objectives" and "Activity" below: rent transfers, 94% capital expenditures. The distribution of expenditures as per economic clasification is shown in Chart 7. 36% of the expenditures from the Prime Ministry budget is the expenditures for material and service procurement while 54% of it is the capital expenditures. Chart 7 – The Distribution of Expenditures as per Economic Clasification (TL) Performance objective – 1: Organizational effectiveness will be increased in determining and implementing policies and strategies. i) The activity of determining and implementing policies and strategies In 2014, within the context of activities implemented, the preparation and implementation processes of suprapolitical documents such as development programs, yearly plans and national strategy documents were contributed, national and international projects and activities were arranged or attended, national or international cooperation was established in various issues, researches were carried out, reports were prepared and publications were published to create useful resources for policy determiners, and negotiations and other works were implemented for addoption to the EU Acquis.. Staff Expenses Social Security Premium Expenses Material and Service Procurement Expenses Current Transfers Capital Expenses 3. Results of Financial Audit The Prime Ministry is subject to the external audit of the Court of Accounts. As of the date when this report has been prepared, there hasn’t been any unexamined expenditures or debts of the Prime Ministry for the year 2014 performed by the Court of Accounts. An auditing team from the Court of Accounts performed its external audit at the Prime Ministry in accordance with the Court of Accounts Law No. 6085. In addition, great efforts were spent in order to ensure coordination among public bodies and organizations, to determine the main principles to prepare legislations and to monitor their implementation, to determine the etical principles observed in public sector and to ensure their observation, to determine the general principles in order to make the control mechanisms more effective, to carry out or help other organizations carry out researches, analyses and arrange meetings about issues such as domestic and international security as well as fight against terrorism, to carry out activities to solve the problems regarding foreign relations, to support the operations by the UN and NATO in order to strengthen and protect peace, to establish contacts with international organizations, and to monitor the implementation of the measures taken regarding public saving. Within the context of this activity title, we aim to present the unique variety of our archives to those who are interested both nationally and internationally, to introduce this rich archive to all the world, to support the theses of Turkey on foreign politics on a scientific basis in the light of historical documents, to enlighten the domestic and international circles about these theses, and to get use of our past experiences in the process of taking decisions related to the future. Within this context, again, in 2014 as well, various activities were carried out in determining the principles of our national archiving policy, monitoring the implementation of the principles determined, presenting the materials in the State Archive to researchers, introducing the documents of the Ottoman and Republic periods, and offering archiving services to organizations. Suprapolitical Documents Contributed In total, the preparation of 43 suprapolitical documents was contributed. Among these are the 10th Development plan that includes the period between 2014 and 2018, the yearly program for 2015, the Investment Program for 2015, the mid-term program for 2015 and 2017, the action plan related to preventing human rights violations, the prioritized transformation program and action plan for the 10th development program, and documents that contain confidential information regarding the EU Progress report and issues related to domestic and international security. Grand National Assembly Commission Activities The commission activities participated by the Prime Ministry are the plan and budget commission meetings to negotiate the draft 2015 budgetary law and draft law 2013 on final account for the central administration, and the assembly commission meetings regarding various issues. Participation in the Preparation Processes and Negotiations within the Context of the EU Acquis “The Reform Monitoring Group” meetings which gathered related ministers, where progress achieved was recorded, and solutions for problems were discussed related to the chapters “Judiciary and Fundamental Rights”, the “Justice, Freedom and Security”, and “Political Criteria” the Internal Coordination and Adoption Commit- 49 50 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information tee meetings chaired by the EU director, where progress achieved was recorded within the contexts of all chapters generally, and solutions for problems were discussed in the level of the EU contact points of organizations, the chapter based internal coordination and adoption meetings where certain chapters were discussed, and meetings arranged in the Ministry of EU and by the coordinator organisations related to the membership of EU were participated. Works on preparation for the Strategy document as the opening criterion for the chapter “Right of Establishment and Freedom to Provide Services” co-chaired by the Prime Ministry were carried out. In addition, the preparation and implementation process of the program and strategies put into practice in relation with the negotiation process was actively participated, and the monitoring and coordination of the related issues within the organization was ensured. Legislations Contributed and Prepared within the Context of Adoption to the EU Acquis Agreements were signed to participate in Erasmus, the Union program between the EU and the Turkish Republic related to the Education, Training, Youth and Sports responsibilities of the Turkish Republic; the FISCALİS 2020, and the COSME 2014-2020 program of the Union which is about the competability of organizations and companies. Also, agreements regarding the readmission of people who reside in EU without residence permit were ratified. Projects and Partnerships with National and International Organizations and Countries Works carried out for the capacity building in strategic administration project financed by the EU and the Turkish Republic, headed by the Ministry of Development, and in which the Prime Ministry is the Beneficiary organization, were contributed. The Judicial Assistance Meeting held in Bosnia Herzegovina within the context of the MATRA Project, and the meetings held in the leadership of the Ministry of EU with the cooperation of the public sector and NGOs were participated. The activities regarding the 2nd phase of the project called Decision Taking in the Finances of the Public Sector and the Performance Management, which is financed by the EU and the Turkish Republic, which is headed by the Directorate of Strategy Development of the Ministry of Finances, and in which the Prime Ministry is a beneficiary organization, continued. The action plans given to the Prime Ministry by the Direction Committee, the organizational management and company operations committee, the GITES and sectoral licences committee, the investment environment legislations committee, and the legal processes and substructure techniques committee were implemented and their implementation was monitored. The activities of various international bodies and organizations were participated and contributed in order to ensure administrational simplification, and to share knowledge and experiences in the field of public administration. A project called "Cooperation on Legislation Making Processes" was prepared in order to introduce the legislation making processes implemented in Turkey to the Balkan, Middle Eastern, North African and Central Asian countries in cooperation with the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency, and the related documents were sent to the agency. National and International Activities Organised and Participated The 49th and 50th term meetings of the Public Governance Committee (PGC) held by the OECD, and the Senior Civil Servants meeting held by the Centers of Government were participated. In addition, consultancy happened with the anti-corruption departments in Malaysia and Singapore, the G20 ACWG held in Sydney and Rome was participated, the United Nations Anti-corruption Convention Work Group gathered in Vienna was contributed, the 122nd EU Partnership Committee held in Brussels, the GRECO General Delegation held in Strasbourg, the G20 Anti-corruption Work Group gathered in Australia, and the GRECO Assessment Meeting held in Montenegro were participated. Also, the Anti-corruption Standards Conference held in Baku was participated. Knowledge and experiences were shared with the delegations of China, Morocco, Nigeria and Kyrgyzstan who visited Turkey within the context of the projects related to legislation making processes and the introduction of the organizational structure of the Prime Ministry. In addition to the aforementioned activities, a lot of various other activities were also participated and contributed. Researches, Reports and Publications Serving as a Source Policy Makers The article called "Open Administration" was published, and the reports regarding the projects called "conflict of Authorities" and "the Productivity of the Staff in the Public Sector" were prepared. In addition, the policy makers and decision takers were supported with numerous reports, researches and publications on various issues. Determining and Implementing the Principles for the National Archiving Policies, and Introducing our National Archives Works called Modernization on Education in the Ottoman Empire according to the archive documents, Letter of the Ottoman Sultan no 3 (Name-i Hümayun no 3), Lands and Certificates of Ownership after the "reforms" period, the Messenger on the Road, the relations between Turks and the Pole from the Ottoman period up today, and the Protector of the World, were prepared. Lots of exhibitions were also been arranged in order to introduce our historical and cultural inheritance to the world, and bilateral relations and introduction activities between certain countries were arranged with the coordination of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related organizations Other Activities The draft rules and regulations regarding the working principles of the bodies and departments related to inspection and auditing was analyzed by the body of inspection within the context of determining and monitoring the main principles for making the control mechanisms in all the public sector more effective, and opinions regarding these rules and regulations for the public organizations to make the necessary amendments were shared with each public organization. The 99th Anniversary of the ground wars in Çanakkale was observed with the delegations from states who participated in the battles between April 23rd and 25th. Operations were carried out within the context of the circular on savings no 2007/3, and the circular on the public properties no 2012/15. The demands received from governorships, district governorships and municipalities were assessed within the context of the urgent support expenditures, and support was provided for citizens who were suffered from natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, avalanches, fire, and landslides. ii) The Activity of Legislation Preparation and Analysis In 2014, within the context of the legislation preparation and analysis activity, the laws, decree laws, rules, regulations and statements prepared by public administrations were analyzed in terms of their compliance with the constitution, laws, general legal norms, development programs, annual programs and the government program, and regulative effect analyses were made whenever necessary. The main principles regarding regulative effect analyses were developed, and the implementation of these principles were monitored. The cabinet decrees were prepared, draft laws were sent to the Grand National assembly, and the process was monitored until the draft laws were enacted by the assembly. The signing and ratification procedures of international agreements were implemented. The relations of the administration with the state counseling organ were coordinated, and all the works carried out by the Grand National assembly, as well as all the legislation changes were followed up. In addition, the legislation was codified, and works related to the analyses of the legislations sent to the Prime Ministry to be published in the Official Gazette were carried out. Table 10 shows the numerical data of the main legislations analyzed and prepared during 2014 within the context of this activity. 51 52 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Table 10 – Main Operations Regarding Legislation Preparation and Analysis Type iii) The Activity of Information and Documentation Management and Archiving 2012 2013 188 142 137 6 14 9 66 38 52 Matured Cabinet Decrees 1.380 1.528 1.310 Institutional Regulation 2.020 1.792 1.675 Communiques 1.017 1.054 1.021 24 16 21 Draft Laws submitted to the Grand National Assembly Rules Regulations enforced by the Council of Ministers Prime Ministry Circulars 137 decree laws were analyzed in terms of their compliance with the constitution and the general norms, in terms of their form and their compliance with main rules, and sent to the Grand National Assembly. In 2014, 1.675 regulations in total, 835 of them being from various public organizations, and 840 being from universities; and 1.021 statements from public organizations were sent to the Prime Ministry to be analyzed and published in the Official Gazette. 81 regulations from public organizations, 31 regulations from universities, and 8 statements from public organizations were sent back for various reasons, and were not been published, whereas 1.563 regulations in total, 754 of them being from public organizations, and 809 being from universities; and 1.013 statements were published in the Official Gazette. In order for the administration to work in an orderly, productive and effective manner, 16 circulars by the Prime Ministry, and 7 instructions with distribution letters were issued. Publication, Codification, Indexing and Coding Services The Official Gazette: 430 editions of the Official Gazette in total was published in 2014. 354 of these editions were published as daily editions, and 76 of them were published as repeated editions. Also, 109 emails from users related to the Official Gazette were answered. The Legislation Collection: The codification of the legislation collection was made, and a 3.412-page edition in total was published and sent to subscribers during the year, in 4-month periods. The same publication has also 2014 been presented to the e-users free of charge through the legislation publication system. Codification: In the legislation collection presented to subscribers during 2014, the codification of 2.370 pages which contain laws, 106 pages which contain rules, 560 pages which contain regulations that were passed by cabinet decrees, 240 pages that contain the laws cancelled by the Supreme Court, 220 pages that contain cabinet decrees which causes changes in laws, 244 pages that contain statements which causes changes in laws, and 574 additional pages which contain information on the aforementioned legislations. Also in the legislation system, 3.955 pages that contain the independent regulations of public organizations, 3.634 pages that contain the amendment regulations of public organizations, 2.262 pages that contain the independent regulations of universities, 1.018 pages that contain the amendment regulations of universities, 7.180 pages that contain the independent statements of public organizations, 1.496 pages that contain the amendment statements of universities, and 65 additional pages that contain information on the aforementioned legislations were codified. The codified data has also been entered to the Legislation system simultaneously. Additionally, the codification of the cancelled laws and the sentences that were attached to regulations were codified as well, which is composed of approximately 709 pages of data. Index: The index of the Official gazette published in 2014 is considered to be composed of 570 pages. Coding: The 4. Coding and the 5. Order which included the 25. Period and the 4. Legislative year was presented to subscribers in 3 volumes. In 2014, within the context of the information and document management and archiving activity, necessary works related to the identification, handover, and purchasing of the archive materials owned by public organizations and individuals were carried out. In addition, these materials were restored, and their protection and continuation was ensured via techniques such as photo copying, filming, and microfilming. Necessary work related to transferring the archive materials into the digital environment was carried out. Also, the materials were classified, stored, preserved, and presented to national and international researchers for their researches. Table 11, table 12 and table 13 respectively show the classification, cataloging and documentation operations carried out for the archive documents that belong to the Ottoman Empire and Republic periods. Table 11 – The Operations Regarding the Classification and Cataloguing the Archives that Belong to the Ottoman Period Type of Operation and Document 2012 2013 2014 318.505 379.761 2.605.167 1.681.298 2.532.227 448.870 43.705 5.000 - Summarization 323.379 158.639 103.295 Data entered 108.936 103.686 96.780 Revised 218.096 198.234 161.945 120 106 72 Classified document Classification not completed Classified register books Catalogue preparation Table 12 – Classification and Cataloging Activities Regarding the Archives that Belong to the Republic Period Type of Operation 2012 2013 2014 588.297 886.196 797.816 803 - - Ordering/filing/boxing 36.659 71.400 89.100 Summarization 75.386 27.636 29.848 160.512 159.780 171.939 68.595 12.840 20.000 - - 22 Documents on the process of classification Register books classified Page order no/Location Stamp Data entered Catalogue preparation The figures regarding the operations carried out at the Ottoman Archives may differ year by year. The reason for this is the fact that a certain field is being focused each year, and the content of the processed documents may vary. 53 54 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Table 13 – Operations Regarding Documentation Classification In 2014, 4.432 personnel from 53 organizations were received training on archiving. Chart 9 shows the number Type of Document 2012 2013 2014 News/Article 91.176 105.413 111.808 Periodicals 11.274 10.300 10.421 3.029 8.509 9.248 Monographs 1.093 guiding service activities were arranged for public organisations in 2014. Graffic 8 shows the number of trainings delivered to organizations year by year. Chart 9 – Training Services Delivered to Organisations Training of guiding activities for public bodies and organizations year by year. Chart 8 – Guidance services delivered to Organisations Guidance Number Number In 2014, 3.713 Turkish, and 689 foreign researchers received researching services in the research halls at the General Directorate of State archives of the Prime Ministry. The total number of researchers, Turkish and foreign, is 4.402. The total number of researchers who benefited from the researching services of the Prime Ministry until the end of 2014, though, is 59.794. In order to offer higher quality and faster services to customers, customer satisfaction surveys were carried out through the year. The surveys were evaluated, the results were analyzed, and necessary improvements were made. In 2014, the satisfaction percentage of the researching services was %88.61. Chart 10 shows the number of researchers who were received researching services from the research halls of the Prime Ministry year by year. 55 56 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Performance Objective – 2: The service quality will be enhanced with the benefit of information and communication technologies. Chart 10 – The Number of Researchers who Received Researching Services in the Research Halls of the Department of State Archives Total iv) Electronic Services Offered to Citizens In 2014, within the context of this activity, laws, decree laws, rules, regulations, statements and international agreements in which Turkey is a party were published in the legislation system, and were tracked. In order for national archive documents to be transferred to the digital environment, and for the services related to providing the necessary documents to national and international researchers to be facilitated, the bibliographic records composed of indexed electronic Turkish Chart 11 – The Yearly Number of Visitors to the Websites of the Prime Ministry Prime Ministry Portal Foreign Official Gazette Information System Legislation Information System Prime Ministry Communication Center (BIMER) Number Within the context of the researching services, 1.816 lodging record demands from courts and real or legal persons, and 2.428 special administration taxing record demands were met. In addition, 600 applications within the context of the law on acquiring information were finalized in due time. Table 14 – Performance Objective – 1 Allocation and Spending Information (TL) Activity Policy and Strategy Determination and Implementation Legislation Preparation and Analysis Information and Documentation Management and Archiving Performance Objective - 1 Total State Archives Portal Prime Ministry Press Center (BBM) Ethics Board for Public Officials Budget Appropriation Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 299.288.750 108.777.774 107.130.838 5.162.000 5.690.834 5.442.344 23.774.000 28.468.505 22.997.094 328.224.750 142.937.113 135.570.276 Board of Access to Information and Evaluation Department of Administrative Development Inspection Board Printing House Portal Number catalogues, books, monographs and periodicals, were published in the documentation data bank. Press releases, announcements and informing explanations were announced to inform public opinion about the necessary news regarding the Turkish Republic and the Prime Ministry. Also, the applications via BIMER, the Contact Center of the Prime Ministry were evaluated and directed to the related contact points, answers to these applications were coordinated, the entire application process was tracked and traced, and the BIMER services were restructured. The satisfaction rate of those who benefited from the electronic services offered was measured with periodical satisfaction surveys. This rate was 89% for 2014, and the rate of electronically finalized applications compared to other applications was 81%. Various electronic services with static or dynamic content are being offered to citizens via the web sites of the Prime Ministry. 57 58 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Transferring the National Archive Documents to the Digital Environment The operations related to document digitalizing in order to prevent any damage to the original documents and to offer services to researchers more easily continued also in 2014. The ultimate goal is to present all types of archive documents to researchers in the digital environment. Documents related to the Armenian issue were also published on the internet. In addition, the list of the books published by the General Directorate of State Archives, and some of these books were published at the website of the General Directorate. Interest in catalogues has increased due to the publication of the catalogues on the internet, and thus, 11.513 websites gained membership to the catalogue scanning system in 2014. The number of the researchers who subscribed to the website of the General Directorate of State Archives had reached 294.540 by the end of 2014. 4.532.508 document images were transferred to the digital environment in 2014. Chart 12 shows the data related to the transfer of the documents that belong to the Ottoman Period and the Turkish Republic Period year by year. Applications received via BIMER, The Contact Center of the Prime Ministry BIMER is a PR application which enables citizens to reach the state via all the possible ways of communication (telephone, fax, e-mail, regular mail or in person), and which enables the state to easily classify and evaluate these applications, direct them to other related con- tact points if necessary, and answer them in due time. Chart 13 shows the rates and comparison of each types of applications received by BIMER in 2014. When we look at the rate of types of applications received by BIMER in 2014, we see that approximately 85% of these applications were sent via the internet and E-state. 10% of these applications were sent by phone, and 4% were sent by letter. Chart 13 – The Rates of Different Types of Applications Submitted to BIMER Chart 12 – Number of Archive Documents Transferred to Digital Environment In Person Microfilm Letter Transferred to digital environment Internet Phone E-State (www.turkiye.gov.tr) 59 60 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Press Services Offered by the Prime Ministry The daily schedule of the Prime Minister, the speeches given by him, the press releases by the Prime Ministry, the refutations and all the other announcements or informing statements for the public opinion was published at the website of the Press Center of the Prime Ministry www.bbm.gov.tr. In addition, the websites www.basbakanlik.gov.tr and www.bbm.gov.tr were updated. Photographs and videos of all the official international or national admittances or visits by the Prime Ministry were presented to the media, and all the organizations and accreditations regarding these admittances and visits were arranged. The monthly speech of the Prime Minister, which is called "On the Road to the New Turkey", were organized, montaged and broadcast both by TRT, the State TV channels, and the National Privately owned channels. Other Activities Operations Related to Administrative Simplification The project called "cancelled laws" which started in 2012 to present all the amendments to the laws that are still in operation to citizens in separate editions continued in 2014, and 168 laws were codified in 17.613 pages so far. The General Directorate of Legislation and Publication at the Prime Ministry publishes the printed version of the Official Gazette with a certain price, and the e-version of the Gazette free of charge. Also, laws, decree laws, rules and regulations that are put into operation via cabinet decrees and all their additions are published under the generic "the Legislation collection" in printed version with a certain price, and the legislation collection, as well as the regulations from universities and public organizations, and statements passed after 2004 are updated every day, and published on the MBS System free of charge Table 15 – Performance Objective – 2 Allocation and Spending Information (TL) Activity Budget Appropriation Electronic Services Offered to Citizens Performance Objective - 2 Total the researchers who benefited from the services offered by the General Directorate of State archive at the Prime Ministry was 88.61%, and the satisfaction rate from the electronic services offered was 89%. Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 12.805.600 12.516.572 11.113.618 12.805.600 12.516.572 11.113.618 The operations regarding offering higher quality public services and reducing bureaucratic processes and paperwork during the service offering processes which were initiated in 2012 continued to be carried out in 2014 as well. Within this context, 19 regulations including the regulation regarding the practice of the 16th article of the Forestry Law, the Regulation for the Practices of the Mining Activities, the Regulation for the Protection of the Wetland, the Maintenance and System Use Regulation for the Energy Market, and 15 regulations that belonged to the universities were amended. Operations Regarding Updating the State Organization Database Within this context, 32.314 new entries were registered to the database. In addition, 17.213 new updates were entered, and 3.468 registry deletion and closing operations were carried out. Besides, again in 2014, 310.000 entries in the system were classified in 3 different formats. Within this context, the classified data was published on the website www.kaysis.gov.tr in a statistical format according to their classification, type and catego- v) The Activity of Improving the Service Quality Within the context of this activity, efforts were spent to simplify the administrational processes and operations, to carry out researches in order to reduce the unnecessary bureaucratic processes and paperwork, and in general terms, to improve public administration; to ask for the recommendations and complaints of citizens and receive project recommendations for this purpose, to evaluate these recommendations, and to prepare draft amendments accordingly, to track and trace the public administration service inventories on the database and to approve them, to carry out operations regarding the improvement of these service inventories, to offer advisory services to administrational bodies regarding the rules of official communication, to improve the E-state projects, and to help the practices related to this become more widespread. In order to offer higher quality services to archive researchers in a faster manner, satisfaction surveys were carried out with frequent periods during the year. The surveys were evaluated, the results were analyzed, and necessary measures to improve the services were taken. The general satisfaction rate of all Operations Regarding Preparing, Approving and Publishing Public Services Inventories An inventory that contains all the services offered by both central and local administrations were prepared in accordance with the information society strategy and the Action Plan. The information in these inventories contain calculation of the percentage of the services offered via electronic channels, official written communication inside and outside the organization, the bodies from where the related documents were come from, and to where they were sent during the process of the service, ETC. Each entry to the Public Services Inventory clarifies the processes of public services offered to citizens. Within the context of the public service inventory publishing activities, new inventories were published in 2014 as well, and the rate of publication in 2014 was 82.2%. Other Activities Within the context of 36 training activities carried out in cooperation with ministries regarding KAYSIS, 1.577 public officers were offered training in 2014. In addition, 585 public officers were trained regarding the official Written Communication Principles. Table 16 – Performance Objective – 3 Allocation and Spending Information (TL) Activity Budget Appropriation Improving the Service Quality Performance Objective – 3: The satisfaction of citizens will be raised by increasing the efficiency, predictability and reliability of the services. ry, and presented to the citizens in a way that they can be inquired according to each type of classifications. Performance Objective - 3 Total Performance Objective – 4: The Public Bodies and Organisations will be led by enhancing transparency and accountability. vi) The Activity of Monitoring and Auditing Within the context of this activity, all types of investigations, screening and inspections were carried out in 2014 at public bodies and organizations, kits, their part- Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 1.174.250 1.322.567 1.162.581 1.174.250 1.322.567 1.162.581 nerships and participatory bodies, public occupational organizations, foundations, associations, cooperatives, all levels of employer organizations, privileged organizations or privately owned companies whenever necessary, regulative and auditing organizations, the central organization of the Prime Ministry, and both the affiliate and the related organizations of the Prime Ministry. The matters that require investigation, screening and inspection were sent to the auditing organs of the related ministries or organizations, and the results were followed up. As the interlocutor foundation of the OLAF of EU, necessary investigations, screening and inspections regard- 61 62 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information ing the use of the financial resources received from the EU were carried out, and necessary coordination with international organizations was provided. In addition, required operational processes were carried out in order to identify general principles to ensure effective inspectional operations in public organizations and kits, to analyze the State Auditing Organization’s reports, and to put into practice the anti-corruption action plan in a coordinated manner. Again within the context of this activity, operations were carried out in order to finalize the applications regarding the public officers who violated the ethical principles, to notify the state about one's property, and to put into operation the accountability and auditing mechanisms within the framework of the Anti-corruption and Anti-bribery Law regarding the property that each public officer has gained. Finalizing the Applications Regarding Public Officials who Violated the Ethical Principles The Public Officials Ethical Committee received 218 applications in 2014. 79 of these applications were sent via e-mail, 3 via BIMER, 10 via fax, 81 via ordinary mail, 5 via incoming document transfer, 16 via cargo, 13 via courier, and 7 via the applicant appearing in person. Investigations, Inquiries and Inspections 90 approvals in total were received from the Prime Ministry in 2014, 46 of them being regarding openings, 29 being closings, and 15 being approvals regarding various issues. 20 screening reports and 9 prescreening reports were sent to the related organisations without receiving closing approvals. 59 reports were prepared by the inspectors of the Prime Ministry in 2014. In addition to the reports prepared, 115 opinions were written on various issues due to the demands from public organizations. Besides, the reports prepared within the context of the inspections regarding the operations carried out in 2013 by the Advisory departments of Social Security, Culture and Introduction, and Trade were sent to the related bodies after the office approval was received. 2 issues sent by the Court of Account to the Inspection Board were screened and relevant reports about those issues were arranged. 5 reports sent to the Directorate of Inspection Board by the State Supervisory Council of the Presidency were sent to the related public bodies and organisations with the notice that the presidency will be informed about these reports. Chart 14 – The Rates of Preliminary Screening, Screening and Investigation Reports Table 17 – Ethic Rates of Applications for Violations of Ethical Rules According to their Topics 2012 2013 2014 Behaving against the general ethical rules/conducts 33 7 7 Neglect or Abuse of Duty 41 47 27 Topic of Application Use of public resources for one’s own personal purposes and on fields outside of public services 9 16 4 Favouritism/discrimination 51 62 87 The violation of the right to information 12 22 11 Claims of corruption/irregularities 20 47 23 Claims of interest conflict 32 45 28 Claims of mobbing 39 51 25 Miscellaneous 10 29 6 247 326 218 Total Declined due to applying against rules Violation of ethical rules not found Violation of ethical rules found Total Investigation Report Preliminary Examination Reports Examination Reports Investigation Report Table 18 – Rates of Applications Regarding Violations of Ethical Rules According to their Results Result of Application General Status Report Number for 2014 189 23 6 218 Number Operations within the Context of AFCOS An AFCOS Network meeting was held in Ankara on January 8 2014. The meeting was attended by the Prime Ministry inspectors, the representatives of the inspec- tion boards at ministries, and the representatives of related public bodies and organisations. At the meeting, the participants were informed about topics such as decentralized structuring; programming, implementation, tracking and assessing processes related to projects, the 63 64 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information way the Anti-fraud Information System works, the definition and identification of going against rules; and taking measures and reporting such infractions. The OLAF inspectors who visited Turkey to carry out inspections to identify any violations of rules on the use of the EU funds on November 3 to 7 2014 were escorted by the inspectors from the Prime Ministry. The Inspection Board received 109 reports of violations of rules in total, and 2 update reports in 2014. The necessary operations related to these reports were carried out. The Strategy and Action Plan on Increasing Transparency and Strengthening Fight against Corruption In 2014 as well, work groups composed of 242 staff, 43 being from various NGOs and privately owned companies continued to work on the action plan prepared in accordance with the aforementioned strategy. Within the context of these activity, reports regarding issues such as increasing transparency and preventing corruption in NGOs, improving the implementations related to openness and transparency of the financial situations and election campaigns of political parties and make auditing mechanisms more effective, revising the regulations and implementation effectiveness regarding the public officers who are not allowed to perform certain occupations after leaving their jobs, increasing the accountability of local administrations regarding their operations such as improvements or licenses, revising the permission system for public officers who are going through investigational processes, and protecting those who report the staff who were committed fractions of rules in public offices, NGOs and privately owned companies were consolidated by the Prime Ministry Directorate of Inspection Board which serves as a secretariat regarding these issues, and the aforementioned reports were transferred to the executive board. The executive board has given the ultimate decision accordingly. The laws that were considered to be passed In order to establish a more accountable public administration were presented to the commission of ministries composed of relat- ed ministers by a delegation chaired by Mr. Ali Babacan. Within the framework of the decision taken by the commission, the legislations considered to be prepared to ensure effective fight against corruption and increased transparency will be sent to the Grand National Assembly as a draft called "the Transparency Law. Other Activities carried out within the Context of Anti-Corruption The operations and activities within the context of the EU project called "Strengthening coordination on policies and applications regarding anti-corruption" prepared to contribute to a productive and effective structural organization for fighting against corruption, to which the Inspection Board of the Prime Ministry is the main beneficiary, to train auditors from various organisations on modern auditing methods and to improve reporting techniques, to enhance cooperation and sharing between public organisations and NGOs, to improve the ability to collect and analyze information, and to contribute to the making of sector-based anti-corruption policies continued also in 2014. Towards this end, a workshop was arranged with the participation of authorized staff from public organizations, representatives from the Court of Cassation and the State Council, and international authorities. The draft investigation guide prepared within the context of this workshop was presented by the Directorate of Inspection Board of the Prime Ministry. The purpose of this investigation guide, which is planned to be a pioneering guide in public administration with its comprehensiveness and its content, is to contain the basic criteria that the inspection boards of public organisations can use during the processes of pre-screenings, screenings and investigations. In addition, the training programs regarding the coordination of investigations for corruption, modern investigation and reporting techniques, and cooperation and information sharing with related EU bodies which fight against corruption, arranged in London and Brussels were also participated. vii) The Financial Management and Control Activity efforts were spent to finalize the cases without execution operations if possible. Within the context of this activity, operations regarding the preparation of the budget and the decompte definitif of the Prime Ministry, the budgetary operations that belong to the Prime Ministry, the preparation and the implementation of the performance program, the investment program, and the detailed spending programs, creating the yearly investment evaluation and tracking report, performing the preliminary financial control operations, tracking and tracing public losses, and arranging the necessary trainings that the staff may need on issues such as moveable and immoveable property management, and the processes of financial administration and control, were carried out in 2014. Moveable and Immovable Property Management The Preparation and Implementation Budgetand the Decompte Definitif Within the context of this activity, the Prime Ministry Activity Report for 2013 was prepared and published, the Report for the Organizational Financial Situation and Anticipations was shared with the public opinion, information regarding the reports, complaints, suggestions, petitions, and all types of applications within the context of the right to acquire information, received via the channels of BIMER, A PR application of the Prime Ministry, was arranged, and the numeric data related to them was reported with table illustrations. of the The Prime Ministry budget for 2015, the detailed spending program related to the use of the budgetary allocations, and the Prime Ministry draft compte definitif for 2013 were prepared. Financial reports for periods of 3 months were prepared to be presented to spending units so that the units could utilize the allocations from the budget more effectively. Preliminary Financial Control Operations The Prime Ministry Preliminary Financial Control Operations Guideline prepared to establish an effectively and productively operating preliminary financial control structure in accordance with the financial management and control concept that exists in the financial management and control of the public sector law no 5018 took effect in 2014. Within this context, the preliminary financial controls of the allocations for the general cleaning, fuel purchases, staff transportation, vehicle renting and application support services purchases, payroll distribution tables, allocation transferring documents, allocation transactions, traveler’s check lists, additional allocations, and travel expenses for overseas travelling for 2015 were done. The preliminary financial controls aim to help the financial operations at the prime ministry to be carried out in an effective and orderly manner. Tracking and Compensating Public Losses Particularly cases started for personal credits related to the public losses were tracked and received, and great The documents and tables that Spending Units Moveable Property Managing Accounts within the entire organization would be based on were prepared in utmost coordination. The Spending Unit Managing Account was prepared and made ready for the auditing of the Court of Accounts. The Prime Ministry Immoveable Supply Table for 2013 was prepared based on the immoveables at the Prime Ministry. viii) The Activity of Reporting to the Public Opinion The Preparation and Publication of the Prime Ministry Organizational Reports Within the context of this activity, the Performance Program of the Prime Ministry for 2015 was prepared, and the performance program for 2014 was shared with the public opinion at the beginning of January. The Prime Ministry Activity Report for 2013 was prepared based on the activity reports of each unit, and was distributed. The Financial Situation and Anticipations Report that contains the implementation results of the budgets of each unit for the first 6 months of 2014, their objectives and anticipations for the 2nd half of the year and their activities, was announced publicly in July on the website of the Prime Ministry. Reporting the Applications that BIMER Receives Within the context of BIMER, the PR application of the Prime Ministry, monthly and yearly reports were prepared and published on the Website of the Prime Ministry. In addition, reports on all the PR applications and the applications related to the right to acquire information were prepared and shared with the public opinion. 65 66 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Table 19 – Number of Applications Submitted to Ministries via BIMER The total number of the applications sent by citizens within the context of the law on the right to receive information no 4982, and the law on the right to submit petitions no 3071 was 1.124.005 in 2014. The total number of applications sent to BIMER from 2006 to the end of 2014 was 5.500.869. The number of the applications increased by 10% compared to the previous year. The rates of the topics about which BIMER received during the year are shown in Chart 15. Ministries Prime Ministry Chart 15 – The Rates of Applications Received by BIMER and Processed by the Prime Ministry According to Their topics 5 Youth and Sports 2014 82.073 84.695 108.129 Finance 108.975 Family and Social Services 171.283 183.948 Health Personnel 242.853 Communication 320.439 Education 330.331 Labor and Social Security 378.645 492.853 Domestic Affairs Number 0 100.000 200.000 Other statistical information that is reported to the public opinion, and that also enables us to measure the performance of the operations carried out is the application information sent to the related ministries through BIMER. Within this context, the applications are handled in 4 categories, namely "total", "incoming", "processed", 5 The top 12 applications subjects within 2014 are included. 300.000 400.000 500.000 600.000 and "transferred". The processing of the applications submitted by citizens in 2014 was initiated by all the ministries on the same day that the application was received. Table 19 shows the applications submitted within this framework. Total 21.634 26.273 Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Bülent ARINÇ) 2.970 503 2.580 3.083 Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Ali BABACAN) 42.403 478 67.396 67.874 1.132 62 1.118 1.180 Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Numan KURTULMUŞ) 590 21 602 623 Ministry of Development 529 264 393 657 1.009 741 301 1.042 Ministry of the EU 240 332 33 365 Ministry of Justice 50.605 6.281 46.978 53.259 7.141 465 7.551 8.016 Ministry of Domestic Affairs 77.754 780 79.736 80.516 Ministry of Finance 37.227 789 38.003 38.792 Ministry of Youth and Sports 41.886 1.052 41.278 42.330 Ministry of Health 39.017 5.693 35.736 41.429 Ministry of National Education 88.927 345 95.232 95.577 Ministry of Transportation, Marine and Communication 49.180 1.132 50.022 51.154 Ministry of National Defense 27.645 268 27.616 27.884 Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology 4.741 163 5.106 5.269 Ministry of Culture and Tourism 6.249 203 6.189 6.392 Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources 38.078 826 40.087 40.913 Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock 13.712 472 14.404 14.876 Ministry of Environment and Urbanization 8.573 1.574 7.188 8.762 Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs 6.395 141 6.443 6.584 Ministry of Customs and Trading 32.627 833 41.315 42.148 Ministry of Family and Social Policies 20.500 269 20.727 20.996 Ministry of Labor and Social Security 87.249 276 88.290 88.566 739.669 46.742 760.899 807.641 Ministry of Foreign Affairs 126.176 Transportation Transferred 4.639 Ministry of Economy Banking and Loan Processed 23.724 Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Yalçın AKDOĞAN) Justice Incoming Total 67 68 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Table 21 – Topics of Cases related to the Prime Ministry ix) The Activity of Informing and Consultation Within the context of this activity, the discrepancies to which the Prime Ministry was a party were followed up, and legal Opinions were delivered regarding the ones that require Cabinet decrees. Necessary operations were carried out regarding the issues about which the opinions of the court of consultation is needed, all judicial and administrative cases including the ones that are subject to fortification, and all the executional operations were followed up and defended, and necessary coordination was provided for monitoring and controlling these services, as well as tracking and tracing the cases and executional processes where more than one administration are parties to. In addition, appeals against the answers to the applications submitted within the context of the law on the right to Acquire information were finalized by the department of Public Relations at the Prime Ministry, which also serves as the Secretariat of the Access to Information Evaluation Board, and consultation services were delivered regarding the use of the right to Acquire information, and the ethical rules and conducts. Also, the violations of ethical conducts were communicated to related offices, and both the applications on public duties, and the problems of citizens residing inside and outside of Turkey were conveyed to related organisations. Last but not least, spending units and directors of these units were provided with consultation and information regarding legislation related to finances, and legislation in general. Topic of Activity 2013 2014 540 1.482 529 1.480 45 122 404 1.233 237 970 5 21 105 106 iv) Cancellation of circulars 4 85 v) Cancellation of Statements 2 4 51 47 80 125 11 2 19 14 - - 559 1.496 1 – Administrative cases A – Cases of cancellation a) Appointment b) Regulative Operations i) Cancellation of cabinet decrees ii) Cancellation of Rules Legal Services iii) Cancellation of Regulations Tables 20 and 21 respectively show the rates of activities tracked and traced within the scope of legal services according to their topic, and the topics of cases related to the Prime Ministry. vi) Cancellation of Board decisions c) Administrative cases Table 20 – The rates of the activities tracked and traced by the Prime Ministry Within the Context of Legal Services B – Cases of cancellation 2 – Appointment 2012 2013 2014 490 559 1.496 Files of investigation 40 13 20 Arbitration requests 17 13 8 Consultant opinion 7 8 2 Certain cases against Mr. Prime Minister 30 62 102 Executional operations 69 79 94 170 174 86 197 300 7 1.022 1.214 1.815 Topic of activity 3 – Regulative Operations Total Case (Recently initiated)6 Other operations BIMER Total 6 7 The operations and transactions about the cases filed in the past years and still pending are not included. Consulting, Informing and Training Public Officials Regarding Ethical Principles and Conducts The educational activities regarding raising awareness about the ethical behaviors and principles among public bodies and organisations continued also in 2014. Within this context, 3.664 public officers from 48 public offices in total were trained regarding ethical behaviors and principles. The week of ethical behaviors which is celebrated every year during the week that begins on May 25 was celebrated with many conferences and seminars on this matter. 7 The correspondences with the executive directorates regarding counsel’s fees paid for the cases resulted against the Prime Ministry, correspondences regarding the cases to which the Prime Ministry is not a party but it is required to provide information and documents; leaves of absence of staff and sickness reports and similar operations, and other necessary operations which don’t fall within the scope of the Department of Legal Services but the Department is obliged to respond (e.g.; requests within the context of the Law No. 4982 on Access to Information) are included under the “Other Operations” item. The Board of Ethics for Public Officials continues to arrange EU-funded projects within the framework of adaptation to the EU. These projects aim to prevent corruption in a harmonized manner with international standards, raise the awareness of ethics in public bodies and organisations, and help the culture of behaving ethically become more widespread in the public sector. Within the context of this project, 130 public officers who gained trainer's certificates after the training of ethical behaviors were delivered a refreshment training just before they were graduated. The chairman and the members of the Ethics Commission were trained in Ankara on January 28, 2014, regarding arranging campaigns on raising awareness on ethics. Again within the context of the project, 2 distant training modules on raising ethical awareness were developed for senior public office administrators, and presented to the disposal of the public offices at www.etikplat.formu.org. 69 70 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Table 22 – Performance Objective – 4 Allocation and Spending Information (TL) The Evaluation of Applications and Appeals within the Scope of the Law on the Right to Information as the survey results are concerned, the satisfaction rate of citizens related to the applications within the context of the right to information was 81% in 2014. The satisfaction of citizens related to the applications within the context of the right to acquire information were measured throughout the year with surveys applied to those whose applications were finalized. As far In 2014, the number of the accepted applications to the Board of Access to Information and Evaluation was 1.041. 390 applications were partly accepted, and 963 of them were rejected. The rates of how the applications were finalized are shown in Chart 16. Chart 16 – Distribution of Applications filed to the Board of Access to Information and Evaluation Activity Budget Appropriation 5.479.400 5.107.661 4.637.538 Fiscal Management and Control 2.935.900 1.225.871 507.296 Reporting to the Public Opinion 1.216.500 1.141.280 991.878 Informing and Consultancy 3.843.100 4.269.917 3.849.710 13.474.900 11.744.729 9.986.422 Performance Objective - 4 Total Regulations Opened to Consultation and Opinion in Legislation Preparation Process x) Developing Decision Making Mechanisms Activity Requiring No Decision Accepted Applicaction for Access to Information File Not Considered Denied Partially Accepted Filed Expenditure Supervision and Monitoring Performance Objective – 5: Mechanisms to ensure and encourage participation in decision making processes will be strengthened and new ones will be developed. Examined Applications Year-end Appropriation The existing process and mechanisms were developed for ensuring participation of stakeholders to the decision making process, the works were carried out to develop new mechanisms, opinions and suggestions of relevant parties in decision making processes were taken and evaluated, it was followed whether related institutions' and organisations' and social foundations' opinions were taken or not about the regulations presented to the Prime Ministry, the regulations were brought to the public attention and works were carried out to evaluate opinions. Enhancing the quality of legislation drafts is only possible by proper functioning of the opinion receiving and evaluating process. In order to ensure that this process functions well, the opinions of the related Ministries, public institutions and foundations and also the opinions of local governments, universities, trade unions, public vocational institutes and nongovernmental organizations are received about the draft laws before submitting them to the Prime Ministry pursuant to the provision included in the Law on the Principles and Procedures for Legislation Preparation. In this regard, meetings and similar events were organized to receive opinions of relevant parties in 2014 before making a decision. Other Activities Meetings were held with the managers and representatives of expenditure units during the process of preparing 2015 Prime Ministry Budget and performance program. Table 23 – Performance Objective – 5 Allocations and Expenditures Other Activities The expenditure units have been provided consultation on how to efficiently and effectively use the Public Expenditure and Accounting Information System, Expenditure Management System and Movable Property Registry and Management System. However, the authorized personnel who are responsible for the property registry and control has been trained on using the portable registry and control system implemented since 2014 and portable registries are provided to be transferred into the new system. The authorized personnel who are responsible for the movable property registry and control in the expenditure units are offered consulting services in order to properly manage the movable property registry and control. Activity Improving Decision Making Mechanisms Performance Objective - 5 Total Budget Appropriation Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 2.946.650 2.998.815 2.779.917 2.946.650 2.998.815 2.779.917 71 72 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information 1. Activity and Project Information Performance Objective – 6: The functioning of the organisation, human resources and institutional culture will be improved. xi) Organization and Process Improvement Activity Certain works and operations were carried out to analyze, evaluate and improve unit and service processes in the administration; establish and develop an internal control system; establish a management information system which is one of the decision support mechanisms and making the system more functional and identify correspondence codes of the state organization. Document Management System of the Prime Ministry The work also continued in 2014 which was carried out for using "electronic document system" actively in the Prime Ministry that enabled document and information sharing to be implemented more rapidly, effectively and safely in the electronic environment. The usage of document management system in the institute was extended which brought great dynamism to the functioning of the organization and a great majority of correspondences were performed via this system. Establishing an Internal Control System Within the scope of defining the necessary works to harmonize with Public Internal Control Standards and preparing an action plan to this end, action plan preparation works to comply with the second Prime Ministry Internal Control Standards were completed which included the term of 2015-2016. Action plan is planned to be published in 2015. The works on developing the concept "process management" continued within the Prime Ministry in 2014. The aims in this regard were to ensure better control and quicker decision making in the administration, to complete works with higher qualities and within shorter time periods, to create an institutional memory, en- hance awareness of the personnel about the works carried out and to ensure work continuity. In this context, the work on "process analysis" continued with the goal of increasing the effectiveness in the organization operations and contributing to development of institutional culture. Meetings were held with the purpose of updating process maps, workflow diagrams and risk control matrixes which belonged to sub processes of the units with the participation of all units which were involved in the project. Training programs were also organized on the internal control and risk management for the working teams. Sending Personnel Abroad To Do Master Degree, Internships and for Other Trainings The Prime Ministry attaches importance to the subject of having qualified workforce. Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation on the Prime Ministry Staff to be Sent Table 24 – Sending Personnel Abroad with the Purpose of Doing Master Degree, Specializing and Training Country Period Number of Personnel Master’s Degree USA 2 years 4 Trainings in Various Fields USA 6 months 4 Education In 2015, it is planned to provide trainings on process improvement, to work on this subject and to monitor the steps, risks, controls and the process owners in this regard and to transfer the works to the electronic media in order to place the process management concept within the institution. Business Intelligence Infrastructure Works The infrastructure of business intelligence was constituted that reports data by receiving data from different data resources and provides the opportunity for analysis. The system which enables data for the analysis of budget data, following the performance indicators, activity report and all periodical reports was created by adding business intelligence system on the infrastructure of SharePoint established in the previous years with the aim of information management. Data of all the reports are gathered, presented and archived by this method. Abroad for Training, secretariat services were provided for the Board of Selecting Staff for Training Abroad and within this context, four personnel were sent abroad to do master degree and four personnel were assigned abroad to be trained in various fields in 2014. The information about this subject is shown in Table 24. Other Activities The personnel was sent to the foreign language courses with the goal of enhancing foreign language ability. Table 25 – Performance Objective – 6 Allocation and Expenditure (TL) Activity Budget Appropriation Year-end Appropriation Expenditure Organisation and Improving Process 2.217.850 1.054.797 515.310 Developing Human Resources 5.927.400 5.130.046 4.216.482 8.145.250 6.184.843 4.731.792 Performance Objective - 6 Total xii) Developing Human Resources Activity Primary and preparatory trainings were provided to the candidate civil servants, the staff was ensured to improve themselves through in-service trainings, the domestic and foreign education opportunities were researched to contribute to the improvement of human resources, internships at foreign organisations, international official or private organisations, and specialization opportunities were provided for the staff, the works on selecting the qualified staff to study abroad for master’s degree or to have other trainings abroad were carried out. Performance Objective – 7: Social opportunities, technological and physical infrastructure will be improved. public services. In this context, as the existing service buildings are not adequate, a new service building was considered to be constructed for the Prime Ministry. The activities continued for both improving physical conditions of existing service buildings, and establishing systems which would strengthen and advance technological infrastructure. xiii) Improving Social and Physical Opportunities Activity Annual training expenditure was 605 TL per personnel in 2014. Improvement in physical environment and promoting social opportunities will help providing more qualified It became necessary to achieve the goals specified in the Strategic Plan, to improve physical opportunities in order to ensure that the works of the Central Organization of Prime Ministry are carried out more effectively and efficiently, move the Prime Ministry units from the 73 74 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 B. PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 1. Activity and Project Information dispersed buildings to the closer buildings. Therefore, it was decided to allocate the newly constructed service building in Beştepe to the Presidency while the Presidency building in Çankaya is allocated to the Prime Ministry in accordance with a mutual agreement between the Presidency and Prime Ministry. The transfer transactions are planned to be carried out in the beginning of 2015. evant units and the service continuity was ensured. Also the works were carried out to develop mobile applications including the modules such as The Prime Ministry Website, Agenda, Announcements, Messages, Speech Texts, and Press Statements, On the Road to New Turkey, Prime Minister's Daily Program, Prime Ministry Circulars, Official Gazette and Its Archive, Legislation Information System, Inquiry Catalogue of State Archives. Other Activities System, Communication Infrastructure and Technical Support Activities Personnel satisfaction surveys were conducted periodically with the purpose of testing quality of catering, cleaning and health services. The surveys showed that workers’ satisfaction rate is 75,97%. xiv) Information Services Certain works were carried out to create the necessary equipment infrastructure for continuing workflows of Central Organization of the Prime Ministry, to operate, repair and maintain this infrastructure, to provide internet and network services, prepare software programs for the provided electronic service applications, to carry out works on developing and coding new software, to enable information security services, to ensure end user technical support services, to provide trainings on information technologies. The works were performed which aimed at efficient, effective and safe usage of the active and passive data communication infrastructure elements which enable electronic service provision at the Prime Ministry, the server systems, personal computers in the units and their peripheral units. The Activities continued on the securities, updates and patch management of the systems which created technical infrastructure of the services in the Prime Ministry's computer network against the possible cyber-attacks. Training Activities on IT Project and Software Development Activities The personnel responsible for IT services were trained on the communication infrastructure, hardware, software and internet etc. The analysis, designs, coding, integration, documentation, etc. of the projects and programs that are needed at the Prime Ministry were made and it was ensured that these projects and programs are prepared, made available for the users according to the needs of the rel- In addition to this, the personnel were regularly trained by the personnel assigned in the computer services at different levels especially in the fields of electrical document management system, document administration and searching notes program when necessary. Table 26 – Performance Objective – 7 Allocation and Expenditure Information (TL) Activity Development of Social and Physical Opportunities IT Services Performance Objective - 7 Total Budget Appropriation Year-end Appropriation Expenditure 272.020.000 726.868.336 722.996.185 13.322.600 11.792.873 5.024.315 285.342.600 738.661.209 728.020.500 An example from Ottoman Archives 75 SECTION 4 - ASSESSMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ABILITY AND CAPACITY 78 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 A. STRENGTHS C. ASSESSMENT Closeness to the political will and the role on the final decisions Institutional prestige in the eyes of the institutions and citizens Having qualified and trained personnel Openness to contemporary management techniques and using technology Having a national archive Having broad authorities and audit and sanction power as a coordination authority Opportunity to benefit from the staff of other institutions and agencies when necessary To enable cooperation among the Ministries, supervise the execution of the general policy of the government and ensure proper functioning of state organization are among the main tasks of the Prime Ministry. The Prime Ministry is situated at the significant point on the public management and has responsibility to oversight in specifying and implementing public policies. Reviewing the state organization continuously according to current circumstances and offering reformative suggestions are among the main targets. Problems in bureaucracy are identified and necessary precautions are taken for these problems. However, the basic principle is to ensure that the administrative works and procedures are provided for citizens in a correct, simple, fast and easy manner within the framework of reviewing the state organization and related legislation. In this context, following works were carried out in 2014. B. AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENTS The units of the Central Organisation are not under a single physical roof The mechanisms are inadequate to encourage the personnel Human resources policy isn’t formulated sufficiently The coordination power owned isn’t used effectively It is not effective enough in the process of preparing primary policy papers Institutional e-transformation is not sufficient as desired The works continued to ensure that the Prime Ministry Communication Centre system has a structure which is more rapid, effective, efficient and economic according to the current conditions with the purpose to enable IT to be used more widely in public sector and enable citizens to participate in decision making processes more actively, to maintain communication between state and citizens via modern communication channels and to achieve institutional goals. Coordination is enabled between the Prime Ministry Communication Centre and the citizens for finalizing the applications such as information requests, wish, denunciation and complaint and suggestion and opinions rapidly since its establishment. Within the scope of establishing an effective internal control system in the Prime Ministry, the work of "process and risk analysis" continued with the aim of enhancing efficiency in the functioning of the organization and contributing to the development of institutional culture. It is planned to provide trainings on the process improvement in 2015, to work about this subject and to perform the activities via this system by transferring the works to the electronic media. The works continued in the Prime Ministry to ensure active usage of "Electronic Document Management System" which ensured information and document sharing to be realized in the electronic media more rapidly, efficiently and safely. Protecting our archives which remain among the world culture heritage is among the aims of the Prime Ministry. Researchers from Turkey and foreign science communities benefit from these valuable resources and the number of these people increases day by day. In 2014, we also worked on improving our archives so that they can stand among the developed archives of the world. The Prime Ministry continues its efforts for facilitating citizens' life and attaches importance to e-government implementations. Bureaucratic barriers are eliminated in many fields and many public services are transferred to the electronic media. Administrative simplification works will be in progress to facilitate citizens’ life, to reduce bureaucratic burdens and costs. Consequently, it is evaluated that there are not significant differences between indicators on performance targets which are included in 2014 Prime Ministry performance program prepared for 2011 - 2015 strategic plan which is crucial in terms of adopting strategic thinking and approach in the Prime Ministry and indicator targets in the beginning of program term and the activities were performed in accordance with institutional targets in 2014. 79 SECTION 5 - SUGGESTIONS AND MEASURES 82 Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 SUGGESTIONS AND MEASURES Improvement and diversification of processes for using coordination authority more effectively on public administrations Maintaining and promoting to provide citizen-oriented public services and to this end, simplifying administrative procedures creating burdens on the society Adopting transparent, reliable, accountable and participatory administration approach both at the institutional level and overall public administration Making strategic thinking and approach more effective Prime Ministry Annual Report 2014 SUGGESTIONS AND MEASURES Placing internal control based on process analysis results with its all aspects Continuing and improving the works on electronic document management Developing an organizational culture based on innovation and continuous development Enhancing the human resources in a way to encourage conducting independent researches, to increase the analytical thinking capacity and to gain leadership skills 83 “Uncivilized nations are doomed to be trodden under the feet of civilized nations.” M. 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