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)