Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)

The Ministry of Interior^[1] or Ministry of the Interior^[2] or Interior Ministry^[3] (Turkish: İçişleri Bakanlığı lit. Ministry of Internal Affairs) is a government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for interior security affairs in Turkey.

Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Türkiye^[1]

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İçişleri Bakanlığı
Ministry of Interior
Agency overview
Formed	1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Superseding agency	Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire)
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkey
Headquarters	Ankara
Annual budget	₺88.800.089.000 (2024)
Minister responsible	Ali Yerlikaya
Deputy Ministers responsible	Mehmet Aktaş Bülent Turan Mehmet Sağlam Münir Karaloğlu
Website	www.icisleri.gov.tr

The current Minister of the Interior is Ali Yerlikaya.^[4]

Functions

The ministry is responsible for disaster and emergency management, immigration,^[1] inspection of local government, gendarmerie and coast guard (in peacetime), and police. The ministry helps to combat human trafficking,^[5] smuggling^[6] and bootleg alcohol.^[7]

Ministers of the Internal Affairs

Main article: List of ministers of the interior of Turkey

Organization

• Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency
• Coast Guard Command (in peacetime)
• Gendarmerie General Command (in peacetime)
• General Directorate of Security
• Presidency of Migration Management

See also

• Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire)

References

1. "Republic of Turkey Ministry of Interior Introductory Book" (PDF).
2. "The Bureaucratic Policy Capacity of the Turkish Ministry of the Interior (2002–2016)". www.icisleri.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
3. "Turkey's interior minister receives award from Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
4. "Yeni Kabine listesi açıklandı, bakanlar belli oldu! İşte yeni Bakanlar Kurulu isim listesi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
5. "Pakistan, Turkey vow joint action against illegal immigration, human smuggling". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
6. "EXCLUSIVE: Turkey's interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
7. "Turkey cracks down on bootleg alcohol ahead of New Year celebrations – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish)