Pushing the pendulum from politics to policy: the state of policy analysis in Turkey

Abstract

This introductory chapter delivers a synopsis of the progression of policy analysis in Turkey. The chapter argues that the pendulum of policy making – which swings between technocratic tyranny and populism and politics – has, in the case of Turkey, been too close to politics and too far from policy capacity and analytic technique. This chapter will go on to highlight the common themes across later chapters such as challenges in implementation and coordination before concluding with an overview and assessment of individual chapters.