İBBS UYGULAMASINDA NÜFUS VERİLERİNİN COĞRAFİ AÇIDAN YORUMLANMASINI KOLAYLAŞTIRACAK BİR YOL HARİTASI.

In Turkey, in accordance with the EU acquis, Regional Statistical Unit Classification was established in 2002 based on the NUTS criteria. All public institutions, especially Turkish Statistical Institute (TSI) have started to structure their organizational chart according to the NUTS system. NUTS region systematics, which was developed in the European countries after 1970s, is a relatively new concept for Turkey. Therefore, the discussions related to the issue still remain on the agenda. Names and boundaries of the geographical regions and divisions in Turkey have always been a matter of debate. However, the NUTS implemented in 2002 expanded the scope of these discussions considerably. In this study, the concept of region has been analyzed in terms of content and scope on the basis of geographical terminology of IBSS and NUTS implementation in Turkey. In the ABPRS results, the following questions have been put forward: 1. What is the definition and scope of the region classification encountered in NUTS Level-1, NUTS Level-2 and NUTS Level-3? 2. Why was such a classification needed? 3. How were the IBBS boundaries determined? 4. How is the formation and development phase of the NUTS implementation? In the light of these questions, it is aimed to compare the concept of region defined in the geographical methodology and the concept of NUTS region. Basic data of the research consist of EUROSTAT and TSI sources, laws and related literature. During the research process, a synthesis of literature review, content analysis and comparative approach were used accordingly. As a result, combining NUTS and IBSS implementation in Turkey on the basis of geographical terminology, a road map has been created for the interpretation and analysis of the population data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]