With the transition to the Presidential Government System in our country, the Ministry of Industry and Technology was assigned the task of reducing regional development disparities under Presidential Decrees No. 1 and No. 4; within the scope of this mandate, the Ministry was also made responsible for the national coordination of development agencies.

The purpose of establishing development agencies is defined in Presidential Decree No. 4 as accelerating regional development—in alignment with policies determined by the President—and ensuring the sustainability of development and reducing inter-regional and intra-regional development disparities by fostering cooperation among the public sector, private sector, and civil society organizations, ensuring the efficient and localized use of resources, and mobilizing local potential.

In line with this purpose, the primary duties of development agencies can be summarized as follows:
Preparing strategies related to regional development,
Conducting activities—and supporting such efforts—aimed at identifying regional resources and opportunities, accelerating economic and social development, and enhancing competitiveness,
Supporting cooperation and coordination among the public sector, private sector, and civil society organizations to achieve regional development goals,
Researching and promoting business and investment opportunities in the regions and attracting resources to the region,
Supporting local and rural development activities,
Supporting entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship ecosystem,
Contributing to the enhancement of the technical capacities of local administrations and regional organizations,
Facilitating the centralized tracking and coordination of permit and licensing procedures for investors coming to the region, and
Carrying out mediation and coordination activities regarding the utilization of international funds by regional stakeholders. Institutional Structure of Development Agencies
Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 4, the Agencies are entities possessing legal personality and are subject to private law provisions in all matters not regulated by the Decree. The organizational structure of development agencies comprises four fundamental components: the development board, the board of directors, the general secretariat, and investment support offices.

Among these, the development board serves as the agency's advisory body; it is composed of representatives from public institutions and organizations, the private sector, and civil society organizations within the region, ensuring balanced representation of the provinces. Development boards convene at least twice a year to offer recommendations to the board of directors regarding proposed solutions to regional issues, as well as the region's potential, priorities, and promotion.
The board of directors, which acts as the agency's decision-making body, consists of the provincial governor, the metropolitan mayor, the president of the provincial general assembly, the presidents of the provincial chambers of industry and commerce, and three representatives selected from the private sector and/or civil society organizations in regions comprising a single province. In regions comprising multiple provinces, the board consists of provincial governors, metropolitan mayors (or mayors of central municipalities in non-metropolitan provinces), presidents of provincial general assemblies, and presidents of provincial chambers of commerce and industry (with one representative from each province).

The general secretariat serves as the agency's executive body and is responsible for preparing the agency's annual work program and budget, as well as implementing the decisions adopted by the board of directors. Operating under the General Secretariat, investment support offices are units dedicated to promoting the local business and investment environment to domestic and foreign investors, facilitating the centralized processing of permits and licenses falling within the jurisdiction of public institutions and organizations, and monitoring investments.