Özet:

Discussions about the role of the state in the economy have continued from the past to the present. Especially with the adoption of the interventionist state approach with the 1929 crisis, the role of the state in the economy increased. While the dept, which was shown among the public finance resources in the pre-1929 period, was negatively approached, it was accepted among the resources that could be applied for various reasons after the 1929 crisis. It is expected that many economic functions of the state will be realized through public dept, which is accepted as a fiscal policy tool. In this study, the theoretical framework of public dept will be drawn, concepts related to dept will be explained, types of dept and its economic effects will be explained. Then, the development of public debt in Turkey in the post-1980 period will be analyzed using the data of the relevant institutions. In the study, literature review will be done and data analysis method will be adopted. With the study, it is aimed to provide guiding suggestions to policy makers by making an economic analysis of the debt issue and to create a literature for researchers who are considering working in the field. In the results of working; It has been found that dept approaches in Turkey change over periods, the dept indicators are negative in periods when there are negative economic developments, positive developments are experienced in terms of dept, especially in the post-2000 period, with the transition to the fiscal discipline process, and it is below the OECD average in terms of public dept.