General Directorate of Customs Protection

In Turkey, the General Directorate of Customs Protection (Turkish: Gümrükler Muhafaza Genel Müdürlüğü) is a special law enforcement agency responsible for controlling international transports to the country, checking goods and passenger movements, and enforcing laws that prevent economical losses due to smuggling offenses.^[1][2]

General Directorate of Customs Protection

Gümrükler Muhafaza Genel Müdürlüğü
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Agency overview
Formed	1976
Preceding agencies	Borders Conservation Office (1859) Customs Enforcement General Command (1917)
Agency executive	Bekir Can Uslu, General manager
Parent department	Office of the President of Turkey
Parent agency	Ministry of Trade
Child agencies	Regional Offices Section Offices
Website	muhafaza.gtb.gov.tr

Ranks

The system of the Customs Protection consists of a total of four ranks.^{[citation needed]}

Manager				Chief							Officer
	Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Manager			Customs Enforcement Regional Supervisor			Customs Enforcement Section Supervisor			Customs Enforcement Officer

List of general managers

• Major general Seyfi Düzgören (1932–1939)
• Major general Lütfü Karapınar (1939–1943)
• Major general Emin Çınar (1943–1947)
• Major general Abdülhalim Oruz (1948–1949)
• Major general Mümtaz Ulusoy (1949–1952)
• Major general Muhittin Salur (1952–1953)
• Lieutenant general Hayati Ataker (1955–1956)
• Tayyip İlter (1957–1971)
• Kemal Günel (1971–1975)
• Rıfat Ergun (1975–1976)
• Hayrettin Hanağası (1976–1977)
• Sıtkı Kadakal (1977–1978)
• Hayrettin Hanağası (1978–1984)
• Alper Özarslan (1984–1993)
• Şahin Sezer (1993–1994)
• Bahri Öktem (1994–1995)
• Şahin Sezer (1995–2000)
• Ünal Gökalp (acting) (2000)
• Hakkı Teke (acting) (2000–2003)
• Cihan Ancın (2003–2005)
• Dr. Ali Yılmaz (acting) (2005)
• Ramazan Ulus (acting) (2005–2006)
• Cemil Emre (acting) (2006)
• Ali Nural (acting) (2006–2007)
• Hayrettin Cevher (acting) (2007–2008)
• Neşet Akkoç (2007–2011)
• Yusuf Güney (2011–2013)
• Abdullah Soylu (2013–2019)
• Murat Yaman (2019–)^[3]