TY  - JOUR
T1  - Governance Performance of Türkiye: A Comparative Analysis with OECD, EU, and BRICS Countries
TT  - Türkiye’nin Yönetişim Performansı: OECD, AB ve BRICS Ülkeleri ile Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz
AU  - Birol, Yunus Emre
PY  - 2025
DA  - August
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.38009/ekimad.1701948
JF  - Ekonomi İşletme ve Maliye Araştırmaları Dergisi
JO  - EKİMAD
PB  - İrfan ERSİN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2667-503X
SP  - 183
EP  - 212
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - This study evaluates Türkiye’s governance performance using World Bank indicators and compares it with OECD, EU, and BRICS countries. Analyses reveal a decline in Türkiye’s governance metrics in recent years, with performance significantly lagging behind OECD and EU countries but exceeding the average among BRICS countries. In the study, criteria weights were determined and multi-criteria decision-making techniques yielded consistent rankings. Correlation analysis confirmed strong alignment across methodologies. While highlighting methodological limitations of World Bank indicators, the study advocates context-sensitive governance reforms over one-size-fits-all institutional models, emphasizing the need to account for historical and socio-political dynamics. The implications of Türkiye’s potential BRICS membership versus its prolonged EU accession process were critically examined, with findings suggesting that short-term alignment with EU institutional expectations remains pragmatic. However, long-term strategic decisions should holistically evaluate political, economic, and cultural dimensions.
KW  - Governance
KW  - Institutional Factors
KW  - Development
KW  - Multi-Criteria Decision Making
KW  - Türkiye
N2  - Bu çalışma, Türkiye’nin yönetişim performansını Dünya Bankası göstergeleri üzerinden değerlendirmeyi ve OECD, AB ve BRICS ülkeleriyle karşılaştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Analizler, Türkiye’nin yönetişim performansında son yıllarda düşüş olduğunu, OECD ve AB ülkelerine kıyasla düşük seviyelerde yer aldığını, ancak BRICS ülkelerine göre ortalamanın üzerinde performans sergilediğini ortaya koymuştur. Çalışmada kriter ağırlıkları belirlenmiş ve çok kriterli karar verme teknikleri kullanılarak tutarlı sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Korelasyon analizi, farklı yöntemler arasında yüksek uyum olduğunu doğrulamıştır. Dünya Bankası göstergelerinin metodolojik sınırlamaları vurgulanırken, tek tip kurumsal reformlar yerine bağlama duyarlı ve tarihsel dinamikleri dikkate alan yaklaşımlar önerilmiştir. Türkiye’nin AB üyelik sürecindeki kurumsal beklentilerle BRICS üyeliğinin siyasi-ekonomik etkileri tartışılmış, kısa vadede AB perspektifine odaklanmanın daha gerçekçi olabileceği sonucuna varılmıştır.
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