As the development of democracy and the understanding of participation began to be discussed in public administration, transparency in administration has come into prominence. The idea of accountability in public administration has brought along the principle of openness in administration. As in many developed countries, the regulations are made in Germany and Turkey in order to implement a transparent management approach. The main claim of the study, which is prepared based on this, is that it is desired to establish the principle of openness by breaking the tradition of secrecy in public administration with the restructuring efforts in the public. The main purpose of the study is to examine in a comparative way the arrangements in the administrative and legal system made in Turkey and in Germany in order to place the principle of openness. In the study prepared for this purpose, the comparative analysis method was used, primary and secondary sources related to the subject were used. Within the scope of the study prepared in the axis of this method, the issue of confidentiality and transparency in public administration was examined. The regulations on transparency in Turkish public administration were examined and the "The Right to Information Act " was evaluated in the study. Based on the "Administrative Procedure Law" and "Federal Information Acquisition Law" information is given about the transparency practices in administration in Germany. The study is concluded with a comparative analysis of the two countries' legislation that forms the basis of transparency practices in administration.