ABSTRACT
In this chapter, there is an attempt to present urban change and development in its physical, spatial, social and economic forms in Turkey. In this context, change means urbanisation, urban development and urban regeneration. Development means national and urban economic development. Thus, the paper focuses particularly on a review and discussion of the policies of local economic development and urban regeneration in Turkey. The chapter argues that the public sector still plays a leading role in both economic and urban development in Turkey. This role seems to be shouldered especially by the Housing Development Administration (HDA or TOKİ in Turkish) and State Planning Organization (SPO) at the national level and municipalities (often in partnership with HDA) at the local level.
