In
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
, the General Directorate of Customs Protection ( tr, 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.
Ranks
The system of the Customs Protection consists of a total of four ranks.
List of general managers
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Major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...
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)
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Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...
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–)
Kaynakça
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Law enforcement in Turkey