Open Access in Turkey and Comparison with Some Countries Türkiye’de A k Eri im ve Baz ülkelerle Kar la t rma

The number of open access journals and institutional repositories, as a product of open access movement has grown rapidly in recent years. Open access research articles remove the barriers in accessing scientific research results and accelerate the communication among the scientist worldwide. In many countries the number of institutional archives and open access journal are increasing. In this article, the recent developments in open access journals, institutional repositories and open courseware in Turkey are summarized and compared with some countries. A sample mandatory institutional repository policy document is given with some suggestion for establishing open access in Turkey. Bilimsel yay nlara a k eri im dü üncesinin bir ürünü olarak ortaya kan kurumsal ar ivler ve a k eri imli dergiler, bilgiye eri imin nündeki engelleri kald rarak, ara t rmac lar aras ndaki ileti imi gü lendirmekte ve bilgi üretimini h zland rarak yayg nla t rmaktad r. Bu ba lamda son y llarda bir ok ülke kurumsal ar iv kurma konusunda al ma yapmaktad r. Kurumsal ar ivlere paralel olarak a k eri imli dergilerin say lar da h zla artmaktad r. Bu al mada, ülkemizde kurumsal ar ivler ve a k eri imli dergiler alan nda son y llarda kaydedilen geli meler zetlenerek, baz ülkelerle k yaslama yap larak, güncel durumun ortaya konulmakta ve ileriye y nelik nerilerde bulunulmaktad r.