The ministry, which had served under the name of The Ministry of Public Works and Settlement between 1983-2011, restructured under the name of The Ministry of Environment and Urbanization by the Decree Law (DL) no. 648 dated 17.08.2011. Authorities of the Environmental Protection Agency for Special Areas, which was closed by DL No. 648, were transferred to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The duties regarding natural protected areas, which were previously under the authority of the General Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks, formerly within the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (currently, the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs), are transferred to the General Directorate of Conservation of …show more content…
5449 dated 25.01.2006, 26 Development Agencies were established, on the basis of the Level 2, regions under the coordination of the Ministry of Development. It is thought that Regional Development Agencies (RDA) will play a very significant role in activation of regional potentials and dynamics, improvement of income distribution and elimination of regional disparities (Tutar and Demiral, 2007: 65).
According to the Establishment, Coordination and Duties of Development Agencies Law no. 5449, the RDAs are obliged to provide technical support to the planning studies of local administrations and to support the activities and projects ensuring the implementation of regional plans and programmes. The RDAs contribute to the improvement of the capacity of the region concerning the rural and local development in line with the regional plans and programmes and support the projects within this extent. In this context, the RDAs have duty of using or having them used the resources allocated to agency in conformity with regional plans and