Periodical Comparison of Strategic Plans: Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Case

In this study, it has been aimed that the first three strategic plans of the Metropolitan Municipality of Antalya prepared for the periods of 2007-2011, 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 are evaluated and compared. In literature review, strategic planning concept is introduced, and legislative developments related to the strategic planning in Turkish Public Administration are summarized. In order to evaluate and compare the first three strategic plans of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, an evaluation set of 50 questions has been used with respect to the acts, regulations and guides in relation to the implementation of strategic planning in Turkish public organizations. These criteria have been grouped under five titles as preparation process, situation analysis, future outlook, cost-analysis and control/evaluation process. Then the strategic plans prepared by Antalya Metropolitan Municipality for three periods as 2007-2011, 2010-2014 and 2015-2019 have been reviewed and evaluated based on the evaluation set of 50 questions. As a result of the research, it has been observed that the metropolitan municipality of Antalya has gained considerable amount of experience in the strategic planning since the implementation of its first strategic plan in 2007.