The Ministry of Interior
or Ministry of the Interior or Interior Ministry ( lit. Ministry of Internal Affairs) is a
government ministry of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for interior security affairs in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
.
The current Minister of the Interior is
Ali Yerlikaya.
Functions
The ministry is responsible for
disaster and emergency management,
immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...
,
inspection of
local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
,
gendarmerie
A gendarmerie () is a paramilitary or military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (). In France and so ...
and
coast guard
A coast guard or coastguard is a Maritime Security Regimes, maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with cust ...
(in peacetime), and
police
The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order ...
. The ministry helps to combat
human trafficking
Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or oth ...
, smuggling and
bootleg alcohol.
Ministers of the Internal Affairs
Organization
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Coast Guard Command (in peacetime)
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Gendarmerie General Command (in peacetime)
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General Directorate of Security
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Presidency of Migration Management
See also
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Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire)
References
External links
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T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
1920 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Turkey, Interior
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