LAND ADMINISTRATION AND ITS DIGITAL SHIFT IN BANGLADESH AND TÜRKİYE: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Year 2025, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 132 - 146, 01.03.2025

Md Moynul Ahsan

https://doi.org/10.36306/konjes.1510287

Abstract

This study has focused on the land administration practices in Bangladesh and Türkiye, covering existing state, institutional structure and relevant policies followed in the past two decades. A major focus has been given to the shift from manual to digital land administration practices in both countries. By using an explanatory qualitative analysis through secondary based data and information, it has found that the governments of Bangladesh and Türkiye are aiming to make the country’s land management system fully digitalised and bring land services to the doorsteps of people to ensure proper land utilisation/entitlement as per targets of Sustainable Development Goals. It has found that Bangladesh is achieving progress, but the desired progress is not satisfactory, whereas Türkiye is achieving successive progress and now considered is one of the best practised countries in the world. The country is making significant contribution in its economy through land management practices. Digital land administration practices of Türkiye are now in reality while Bangladesh is a way of reality and seems very challenging as it requires robust administration and sufficient human resource mobilisation. Bangladesh also needs a centralised administrative system, more user friendly one stop services, capacity building activities, and modern technology-based practices. Finally, a robust governance system by ensuring land crime prevention and redress is a vital need for both countries.

Keywords

Land Administration, Land Planning, Digitalisation, Land Governance, Bangladesh, Türkiye

Ethical Statement

Author declares that this study is completely original by adhering to all ethical rules including authorship, citation, and data reporting.

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