Ministry of Interior (Turkey)

Ministry of Interior
of the Republic of Türkiye
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İçişleri Bakanlığı
	; Ministry of Interior
Agency overview
Formed	1920; 106 years ago
Superseding agency	Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire);
Jurisdiction	Government of Turkey
Headquarters	Ankara
Annual budget	₺88.800.089.000 (2024)
Minister responsible	Mustafa Çiftçi;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Mehmet Aktaş; Bülent Turan; Mehmet Sağlam; Münir Karaloğlu;
Website	www.icisleri.gov.tr

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.

As of 10 February 2026, the current Minister of the Interior is Mustafa Çiftçi.^[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

Organization

Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency
Coast Guard Command (in peacetime)
Gendarmerie General Command (in peacetime)
General Directorate of Security
Presidency of Migration Management

References

1 2 "Republic of Turkey Ministry of Interior Introductory Book" (PDF).
↑ "The Bureaucratic Policy Capacity of the Turkish Ministry of the Interior (2002–2016)". www.icisleri.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
↑ "Turkey's interior minister receives award from Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
↑ "Atama Kararı" [Appointment Decree] (PDF). T.C. Resmî Gazete (in Turkish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
↑ "Pakistan, Turkey vow joint action against illegal immigration, human smuggling". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Turkey's interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
↑ "Turkey cracks down on bootleg alcohol ahead of New Year celebrations – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

External links

Official website (in Turkish)
T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish)

This Turkish politics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[official_book-1] 1 2 "Republic of Turkey Ministry of Interior Introductory Book" (PDF).

[2] "The Bureaucratic Policy Capacity of the Turkish Ministry of the Interior (2002–2016)". www.icisleri.gov.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[3] "Turkey's interior minister receives award from Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[4] "Atama Kararı" [Appointment Decree] (PDF). T.C. Resmî Gazete (in Turkish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.

[5] "Pakistan, Turkey vow joint action against illegal immigration, human smuggling". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[6] "EXCLUSIVE: Turkey's interior ministry has suspended security cooperation with US". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[7] "Turkey cracks down on bootleg alcohol ahead of New Year celebrations – Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]