CHALLENGES OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN TURKEY

The paper focuses on the needs and obligations of European integration, such as the multilevel governance and the division of competences between different governmental levels. Developments in public administration and modernization of public sector institutions requires application of the concept and process of Europeanization. The paper examines the compliance with the acquis communautaire (EU laws ans policies) in the field of public administration in Turkey, as well as with rules, principles and standards stemming from the European Administrative Space.