Ministry of Interior (Turkey)

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

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.

As of 10 February 2026, the current Minister of the Interior is Mustafa Çiftçi.^[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

Organization

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Republic of Turkey Ministry of Interior Introductory Book" (PDF).
^ "The Bureaucratic Policy Capacity of the Turkish Ministry of the Interior (2002–2016)". www.icisleri.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Turkey's interior minister receives award from Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "Atama Kararı" [Appointment Decree] (PDF). T.C. Resmî Gazete (in Turkish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
^ "Pakistan, Turkey vow joint action against illegal immigration, human smuggling". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "EXCLUSIVE: Turkey's interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ "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)

[official_book-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] "Atama Kararı" [Appointment Decree] (PDF). T.C. Resmî Gazete (in Turkish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.

[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.

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Law enforcement in Turkey
National	General Directorate of Security Gendarmerie General Command Coast Guard Command Directorate General of Coastal Safety General Directorate of Forest Protection General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses
Local	Municipal police Village guard system
Intelligence	National Intelligence Organization Gendarmerie Intelligence Department Police Intelligence Department Intelligence Department of the General Staff Department of Intelligence, Operations and Information Collection
Government	National Security Council Ministry of the Interior
Customs	General Directorate of Customs Protection
Military	Askeri İnzibat (Military Police)

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF GND
National	United States

Functions

Ministers of the Internal Affairs

Organization

See also

References

External links