The Ministry of Labour and Social Security ( tr, Çalışma ve Sosyal Güvenlik Bakanlığı) is a government ministry office of the
Republic of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, responsible for labour and social security affairs in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
. The ministry is headed by
Vedat Bilgin
Vedat Bilgin (born 22 September 1954) is a Turkish sociologist, academician, bureaucrat, writer and the current Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security.
Academic life
Born in Aydıntepe, Bayburt on September 22, 1954, Vedat Bilgin com ...
.
History
Initially, the ministry was formed as the Office of Labour and Labourers within the Ministry of Economy upon Act of Parliament No. 2450, which came into force on 27 May 1934. As a governmental ministry, it was established on June 22, 1945 with the Act of Parliament No. 4763.
In 1983, the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Social Security were merged into the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.
In 2018, the ministry was merged with the
Ministry of Family and Social Policy. This merger was undone in 2021, making the Labour and Social Security related tasks headed by a separate minister again.
See also
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Cabinet of Turkey
The Cabinet of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Kabinesi) or Presidential Cabinet ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kabinesi) is the body that exercises supreme executive authority in Turkey. It is composed of the President and the heads of the ministries.
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Ministries of Labour
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Ministries of Social Security
References
External links
Official website
Labour and Social Security
Turkey
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Labor in Turkey
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