Abbreviation DPT Extinction June 2011 | Formation September 30, 1960 Type GO | |
Legal status Transformed into a ministry Location Yücetepe, Ankara, Turkey | ||
State Planning Organization (Turkish: Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı, DPT), founded in September 30, 1960 as part of the NUC's plans to help Turkey recover from the rule of the DP (who's leader Adnan Menderes did not use state planning except for partially in the agricultural sector </ref> William Cleveland, A History of the Modern Middle East </ref> It was one of the most important governmental organizations in Turkey. Its principal tasks were to provide advice to the government on determination of economic, social and cultural goals of the state, and to design Five-Years Plans according to the goals set by the government. By increasing liberalization of the Turkish economic policy, the DPT lost its importance, and was incorporated into the newly established Ministry of Development in June 2011.