ANALYSING PUBLIC -PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP POLICY AS A FINANCING METHOD IN TURKEY HEALTH SECTOR WITH POLITICAL MAPPING

Models of public-private partnerships (PPP) based on both public and private collaboration in health care sector have been used in Turkish health policy arena. The aim of this study is to analyse the PPP policy as a financial method in health infrastructure investments in Turkey by using policy mapping method. In scope of these analysis policy actors, the positions and powers, resources, benefits of policy promoters and opponents and neutrals, groups which will be affected by this policy and their characteristics and strategies in order to perform the policy will be explained throughout the study. The population of this study consists of public, private sector agent who works in public private partnerships policy as a financing method in Turkey health care infrastructure and other people and groups who are related to the policy. In this study, the document analysing, face to face interview with semi structured question form are used as a tool to reach data. The interviews were held between the dates of May-November 2009 by face to face interview method. The data gathered from different sources were analysed by using Policy Maker Software 4.0 and the conclusions were made in the light of the literature