The Effectiveness of the Public Auditorship Institution (Ombudsman) in Turkey and a Comparison with the National Ombudsmen of England and France

Abstract

The present concept of an ombudsman was first adopted in Sweden in 1809. The ombudsman was successfully implemented in Sweden after WWII due to the inad- equacies of traditional control mechanisms in regulating the administration. First and foremost, fundamental information on the ombudsman institution is provided in this paper. The article aims to compare the effectiveness of the ombudsman institution (Public Auditorship Institution) in Turkey to that of the national ombuds- men in England and France. The annual reports of the Public Auditorship Institution and the national ombudsmen in England and France were examined in this perspec- tive. The effectiveness of the Public Auditorship Institution has grown in compar- ison to prior years, according to the tests; nonetheless, this increase was not at a suitable level when compared to the national ombudsmen in England and France.