Abstract:

It is possible to talk about public relations in the classical sense wherever there is a relation between those ruling and those ruled. Public relations activities came to fore with the development of government and administration. The emergence of public relations activities within the context of public sector date back to the first half of the 20th century. Public relations, an advanced discipline in the United States, started to be considered as a conscious effort in the public sector as a result of the pressures of the private sector in the public sector in the 1930s. The fact that modern public relations activities in the public sector in Turkey date back to the 1960s is a widely accepted fact. Although the public relations activities in the public sector are currently rather common, it is hard to say that those activities are at the desired level. This study presents an overall assessment of the public relations activities in public sector.

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