Ministry of Village Affairs ( tr, Köy İşleri Bakanlığı) was a former government ministry in

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. It was founded on 25 December 1963 in the

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. The purpose of the ministry was to support and improve the underdeveloped villages. The founder of the ministry was

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, who was the first minister. The directorate Road Water Electricity was a sub unit of the ministry. Beginning by the

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on 26 January 1974, the ministry was renamed the "Ministry of Village Affairs and Cooperatives". The ministry continued for 20 years and it was merged to the

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on 13 December 1983 during the formation of the

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.Official page of the parliament for the 45th government
/ref> The Ministry of Agriculture was named "Ministry of Agriculture and Village Affairs". But on 14 June 2011 during the formation of the 61st government of Turkey the phrase "Village Affairs" was dropped and the ministry was renamed "Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock".

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{{Ministries of Turkey 1963 establishments in Turkey 1983 disestablishments in Turkey Ministries established in 1963 Ministries disestablished in 1983 Village Affairs