MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli said, "With the project we have prepared as the Nationalist Movement Party, we envisage the establishment of 19 new provinces and 78 new districts. We aim to elevate the districts determined by taking into account objective criteria such as population, development potential, geographical situation, difficulties in accessing services, and strategic location, to provincial status." he said.
In his statement to Türkgün newspaper, Bahçeli shared the details of the "100 Provinces 1000 Districts Project".
Stating that they presented 5 main principles to the attention of the nation to strengthen peace and order in Türkiye in the second century of the Republic, Bahçeli listed these as the development and improvement of the institutional system, where balance and harmony are established between legislative, executive and judicial activities, strong authority and institutionalism based on transparency, efficiency and merit in public administration, authority and legitimacy with a determined legal framework, justice and equity, trust and welfare understanding.
Pointing out that Türkiye has implemented a significant reform process in public administration with the transition to the Presidential System of Government, Bahçeli noted that population, demographic distribution, urbanization, economic and social dynamics, technological developments and administrative needs also create the need for reform in the civil administrative structure.
"IT WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE GNAT"
Bahçeli stated that they brought the "100 Provinces 1000 Districts" vision back to the agenda in order to rationalize the state administration, eliminate the need for improvement in the central administration, increase the service-oriented effectiveness of local governments and establish people-centered public services.
Bahçeli said, "With the project we have prepared as the Nationalist Movement Party, we envisage the establishment of 19 new provinces and 78 new districts. We aim to elevate the districts, which are determined by taking into account objective criteria such as population, development potential, geographical situation, difficulties in accessing services, and strategic location, to provincial status. Undoubtedly, the districts to be made provinces will be determined by the Turkish Grand National Assembly, among the districts that have the potential to become provinces, with the consensus of the relevant institutions of our state in line with the determined objective criteria." he said.
As MHP, Bahçeli stated that the bill regarding the districts that are considered to be provinces and towns that can be districts according to objective criteria may be brought to the agenda in the future, and emphasized that the administrative system and public administration must be harmonized with the new system in order for Türkiye to achieve its goals.
"STATISTICAL DATA AND SOCIOPOLITICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS WERE EVALUATED TOGETHER"
Bahçeli stated that it has become necessary to make legal regulations in a wide range of areas, from central government to provincial organizations, from bureaucracy to local administrations, in order to carry out public services effectively and efficiently, to establish the public interest to the maximum extent, to reach fair, transparent and democratic standards in management and to meet the needs of the nation, and continued as follows:
"These regulations are also important in terms of the permanence of the climate that is being tried to be re-created in the direction of peace, stability and prosperity with the 'Terrorism-Free Turkey' process. In this direction, regulatory suggestions regarding the management approach, organization and manpower, and increasing the functionality of state functions within the systematic of duties, authority and responsibility are included. One of the most important pillars of the work is the implementation of the 100 Provinces and 1000 Districts Project in line with the realities and needs of Türkiye.
The 100 Provinces and 1000 Districts Project is not only about economic, social, human and similar needs, but is also a future move of Türkiye, which is growing, developing and progressing within the scope of the Turkish and Turkish Century. In this regard, statistical data and sociopolitical and socioeconomic conditions were evaluated together in the study, and the establishment of 19 new provinces and 78 new districts was envisaged. The benefits that will be brought by the regulations made with the principles and criteria we take as a basis have been determined in accordance with the growth, development and development goals of the Turkish and Turkish Century. "At a time when we are moving towards the Turkish and Turkish Century, it is imperative that Türkiye's needs for change in its administrative structure in line with the constitutional amendment in 2017 be met in a rational manner and in accordance with the growth strategy."
Bahçeli emphasized that the renewal approach aims to establish a more effective and efficient public administration system.
"OUR PROJECT IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE VISION OF THE TURKISH AND TURKISH CENTURY"
Bahçeli stated that the need for restructuring arose from the need to change the duties, powers and responsibilities of existing institutions and organizations, to prevent conflicts of authority, and to effectively fulfill state functions such as newly established public activities.
Pointing out that changes in the functioning of institutions within the Turkish administrative system necessitate reorganizations, Bahçeli noted that the introduction of new technologies into the system, problems arising from the use of technology, changes in the management and public relations system, and incompatibilities between management, socioeconomic structure and political order are the main variables that create this need.
Emphasizing that the basic principles in all regulations are integrity in administration, effectiveness in service, citizen focus, institutional capacity increase and efficient functioning of state organs, Bahçeli shared his opinion that the 100 Provinces 1000 Districts Project is the administrative vision of the Turkish and Turkish Century.
