Frequently Asked Questions
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY STRATEGY
- In accordance with which legislation have the 2021-2030 Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan been put into practice?
- 2021-2030 Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan have been put into practice with the Presidential Circular No. 2021/2, and also procedures are carried out in line with the 2021-2030 Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan and Procedures and Principles regarding the Implementation of Presidential Circular No. 2021/2 .
- How many goals, targets and performance indicators are included in the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan?
- The action plan includes 41 Objectives, 104 Targets and 441 Performance Indicators.
- What is the total number of members of the Road Traffic Safety Coordination Board?
- Road Traffic Safety Coordination Board consists of 1 chairman and 25 members.
- What is the total number of members of the Road Traffic Safety Monitoring and Executive Board?
- The total number of members of the Road Traffic Safety Strategy Monitoring and Executive Board consists of 1 Term Chairman and 24 full members.
- How often and how does the Road Traffic Safety Coordination Board meet?
- Road Traffic Safety Coordination Board meets at least twice a year with the participation of the Ministry, Presidency and Institutions that are members of the Board upon the call of the chairman and under the chairmanship of Minister of Interior or Deputy Minister of Interior.
- Which institution carries out the secretariat duties of the Road Traffic Safety Coordination Board?
- The Traffic Presidency of the Turkish National Police carries out the secretariat duties of the Road Traffic Safety Coordination Board.
- How often and how does the Road Traffic Safety Monitoring and Executive Board meet?
- It convenes at least 4 times a year at the assigned center and times deemed appropriate by the Term President or at other places deemed appropriate by the Chairman. Decisions are taken by majority vote.
- Which institution carries out the secretariat duties of the Road Traffic Safety Monitoring and Executive Board?
- The Traffic Presidency of the Turkish National Police carries out the secretariat duties of the Road Traffic Safety Monitoring and Executive Board.
- What are the duties of the Road Traffic Safety Monitoring and Executive Board?
- The Board ensures that the strategic objectives, targets and performance indicators specified in the Strategy Document and action plans are fulfilled by the relevant institutions and organizations.
- The Board ensures that activities and studies are carried out closely.
- The Board ensures that decisions regarding implementation can be taken promptly when necessary.
- How many expert groups have been established to monitor and implement the performance indicators specified in the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan? What are the names of the groups?
- 7 expert groups have been established.
1) Priority Areas Expert Group
2) Traffic Safety Management Expert Group
3) Road Infrastructure and Road Perimeter Expert Group
4) Vehicles Expert Group
5) Education Expert Group
6) Enforcement Expert Group
7) Post-Accident Response Expert Group
11- What are the duties of those assigned to Expert Groups?
a) To follow up the tasks, works and transactions related to the strategic purpose, target and performance indicators of the stakeholder organization of which it is a member, as a "responsible body" or "cooperation body",
b) To make necessary internal correspondence and reports and follow-up them,
c) To ensure the coordination of information exchange between the stakeholder organization of which they are a member and the Traffic Safety Expert Group.
- Which Institutions carry out the Term Presidency of the Road Traffic Safety Monitoring and Executive Board?
Under the term-presidency of:
- 2021 – Deputy Minister of Interior
- 2022 – Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
- 2023 – Deputy Minister of National Education
- 2024 – Deputy Minister of Health
- 2025 – Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology
- 2026 – Deputy Minister of Environment and Urbanization
- 2027 – Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance
- 2028 – Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services
- 2029 – Deputy Minister of Justice
- 2030 – Deputy Minister of Interior
- Which officials from which institutions carry out the Group Responsibility of the Expert Groups?
1) Priority Areas Expert Group – Turkish National Police
2) Traffic Safety Management Expert Group – Turkish National Police
3) Road Infrastructure and Road Perimeter Expert Group – General Directorate of Highways
4) Vehicles Expert Group – General Directorate of Industry
5) Education Expert Group – Ministry of National Education, General Directorate of Private Education Institutions
6) Enforcement Expert Group – Turkish National Police
7) Post-Accident Response Expert Group – General Directorate of Emergency Health Services
- How will the assignments be made by the stakeholder organizations in order to carry out the duties in the expert groups without interruption?
- Appointment of expert personnel by stakeholder organizations will be made annually.
- May changes be made on performance indicators? What is the procedure for this?
- Proposals to change the performance indicators or to remove them, as there is no need will be made by first reporting them to the Monitoring and Executive Board via the Expert Groups, together with their justifications. If the proposal is approved by the Monitoring and Executive Board, necessary revisions and cancellations can be made on the performance indicators by submitting it to the Coordination Board and making a decision.
- Will Cooperation and Responsible Bodies be subjected to any evaluation regarding their work on Performance Indicators?
- Necessary evaluations of responsible and cooperation bodies about each Performance indicator will be made according to percentiles by the experts of the expert groups and the current situation performed by the bodies will be presented to the Coordination Board through the Monitoring Executive Board.
- According to which method will the reports prepared by the Monitoring and Executive Board be evaluated?
- The reports to be prepared quarterly by the Monitoring and Executive Board will be submitted to the Coordination Board, which will convene twice a year, and will be transformed into a "Traffic Safety Activities Progress Report".
- Where can I find the 2021-2030 Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan?
- You can access the 2021-2030 Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan on the websites www.guvenlitrafik.gov.tr and www.trafik.gov.tr.
- Is there an opportunity for the public to follow the works carried out by the institutions within the scope of the 2021-2030 Road Traffic Safety Strategy Document and the 2021-2023 Road Traffic Safety Action Plan?
The works carried out by the institutions can be monitored on the website www.guvenlitrafik.gov.tr, and it will be possible to participate to the polls by expressing opinions through the interactive module.
- Will there be access to foreign academic resources in the field of Road Traffic Safety through the created website?
- An interface with the same content in English has been added to the website, and international documents in the field of road traffic safety can be accessed from the PUBLICATIONS section.