Especially, the development plans shaped in accordance with the framework of adopted economic understanding are important texts to understand the changes occurred in public policy. In this context, the transformation of Turkey’s planning concept was analysed over the basic objectives of the plan. The early period plans of Turkey were primarily investigated in this study. The period from the beginning of implementation of development plans to present were analysed in two main dimension as “development stage” and “competition period”. The related conceptual framework for each dimension was also investigated. The first two industrial plans prepared at the phase of establishment of the state, was seen as a tool of completing the transformation occurring in the political area with economic area. 1946 Urgency Industrial Plan had also been as a continuation of these plans. The process that began with the 1947 plan was followed by five-year plans implemented in 1963 and plans had been the road map of changing system. While the protection of capital from foreign competition by inward accumulation model adopted in the 1960s and realization of holistic advancement were providing to distinguish the concept of development, the main objective had been to increase competitiveness under the necessity of open economy in the 1980s. While changing economic understanding was becoming decisive on plans, concepts to analyse this change were reflected in the plan