The Use of Statistics in Local and
Regional Policies
Mehmet Emin ÖZSAN
Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Development
General Directorate for Regional Development and
Structural Adjustment
10 September 2013
Outline
 Regional
Development in Turkey
 Major Actors in Turkish Regional Statistics
 Areas Regional Statistics Used
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Province Coordination and Monitoring System (İKİS)
Development Agencies Management System (KAYS)
Socio-Economic Development Index (SEDI)
Regional Plans, Programs and Other Studies
Regional Development in Turkey
Regional development policies;
A
structural and fundamental field
 Highly connected to national development
 Competitiveness and equity matter
 Local dynamics and internal potential promoted
Regional Development Governance
Structure of Development Agencies
Main Actors in Turkish Regional Statistics
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Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) (www.turkstat.gov.tr)
Regional GVA, Population & Migration, Demography, Employment and Labor
force, Foreign Trade, Education & Health, Culture and Tourism, Environment,
Business Stats, Transportation etc.
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Ministry of Development (www.dpt.gov.tr/ing)
Provincial Investment Allocations, Provincial and Regional Indexes, Statistics
on Development Agencies
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Ministry of Finance (www.maliye.gov.tr)
Provincial Tax Revenues, Budget Allocations & Expenditures, Fiscal Reports
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Ministry of Economy (www.economy.gov.tr)
Regional Investment Incentive Statistics, FDIs, Exports and Imports
Main Actors in Turkish Regional Statistics
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Development Agencies
Regional Plans & Programs, Project Support Statistics, Investment Support
Statistics
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Turkish Patent Institute (http://www.turkpatent.gov.tr/portal/default_en.jsp)
Statistics on Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs and Geographical Signs
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Ministry of Health (www.saglik.gov.tr/)
Statistics on hospital beds, number of doctors, dentists, pharmacists,
pharmacy, etc.
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Ministry of Education (www.meb.gov.tr/)
Schooling rates in primary, secondary, tertiary education, illiteracy rate, etc.
Regional Statistics Need to be Produced
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Provincial and Regional GDP for 2002-2012 period
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Data is available for 1987-2001 period.
Regional Input-Output (I-O) Tables
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National I-O table is only available for 2002
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Izmir Development Agency prepared Izmir I-O Table in 2012.
Commuting Flows Among Regions
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No commuting flows is available for employment market.
Areas Regional Statistics Used
Province Coordination and Monitoring System (İKİS)
Needs;
- Updated, sustainable, standard and reliable local information source,
- Effective communication platform between local and central
government
- Institutional capacity at local level (planning, coordination, monitoring
and evaluation)
Purpose;
- To generate a common information and communication platform to support;
 Coordination and monitoring processes in provinces,
 Central –local communication
 Participation of the local stakeholders in planning process.
- Sectoral and investment project information are accessible for 81 provinces
Areas Regional Statistics Used
Development Agencies Management System (KAYS)
Consists of 9 modules covering all transactions of DAs;
 Working Program, Budget, Accounting
 Planning and Programming
 Performance Management
 Shareholder Database
 Project-Activity Support Management
 Human Resource Management
 Archives and Document Management
 Investment Support Office
 Audit
Areas Regional Statistics Used
Socio-Economic Development Index (SEDI)
Aim;
 Ranking provinces and NUTS II Regions w.r.t. their socio-economic
development level
 Determination of provincial groups according to their development level
Methodology;
 Principal Component Analysis, creating an index from many different
indicators
 61 indicators (demography, education, health, employment,
competitiveness, finance, accessibility and other life quality indicators) have
been used for 2011 SEDI Index
REGIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR INVESTMENT INCENTIVES AFTER 2012
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Regional Plans, Programs and Other Studies
Sectoral & Thematic
Plans
National Strategy for
Regional Development
Regional Plans & Programs
Development
Agency Work
Program
Project Supports
Works of Other
Related
Institutions
Other Projects and
Activities
General Framework
Monitoring and Evaluation
Development Plans
Regional Strategies and Reports
Logistics Report of Çukurova
Region
 Sustainable Development
Report for Adana Province
 Poverty Report for Hatay
Province
 Report on Syria
 East Marmora Renewable
Energy Report
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CONTACT INFORMATION
MEHMET EMIN OZSAN
Tel
e-mail
: +90 312 294 66 13
: meozsan@kalkinma.gov.tr
*OKA 2009; ANKARAKA, KUZKA
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