Turkey

A deep analysis of Turkey National Urban Policy

Region: Asia & The Pacific

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gdp

798414
GDP per capita

pop

79.6M
Population (2016)

pop growth

1.7%
Population growth rate

inflation

7.8%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

15%
Forested areas

co2

32
CO2 emissions estimate

female

30.4%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

71.5%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

78.1
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

71.5
Male life expectancy

unemployment

9.9%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

73.4%
Urban population

male pop

84.9%
Male education

female pop

72.9%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

ntegrated Urban Development Strategy and Action Plan (KENTGES) 2010-2023 (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Monitoring And Evaluation Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Environment and Urbanization

stages
TIMELINE

2010

focus
FOCUS

The policy focuses on promoting healthy, balanced, and liverable urban areas. The three main directions are: restructuring of the spatial planning system for increased coordination and capacity, improving the quality of space and life, and strengthening the social structures of settlements.

COUNTRY NUP DOCUMENT

Country NUP
type 1
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Further Resources
COMMENTS

N/A

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Thematic scope of Turkey NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Moderate
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Moderate
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Extensive

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Turkey NUP

Measurement of how Turkey NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Turkey, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Turkey NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Monitoring And Evaluation phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Turkey NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Turkey NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Turkey NUP does address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

YES