An Assessment on the Tenth Development Plan: “If properly supported, the plan can serve as the roadmap for the 2023 goals” | Evaluation Note by Esen Çağlar and Ozan Acar

"The Tenth Development Plan of Turkey was adopted by the General Assembly of Parliament on 2 July 2013 and published in the Official Gazette. The plan is in effect as of 6 July 2013. Covering the period between 2014 and 2018, it gives us the opportunity to establish a long-term perspective despite the daily agenda of the country. For the preparation of the Tenth Development Plan, 66 different ad-hoc commissions (AHC) and working groups (WG) were set with the contribution of around 3000 stakeholders and experts. TEPAV also contributed to the preparations, serving as the rapporteur of three different AHCs and participating into 10 AHCs with 20 experts. The key question this note aims to answer is to what extent the Tenth Development Plan can pave the road to 2023 and how it can distinguish Turkey’s position in the obscure global and regional environment..."