Ministry of Interior (Turkey)

Ministry of Interior
of the Republic of Türkiye
Agency overview
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti İçişleri Bakanlığı


Formed	1920; 106 years ago (1920)
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 or Ministry of the Interior or Interior Ministry (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.

Functions

The ministry is responsible for disaster and emergency management, immigration, inspection of local government, gendarmerie and coast guard (in peacetime), and police. The ministry helps to combat human trafficking, smuggling and bootleg alcohol.

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)

v t e Law enforcement in Turkey
National	General Directorate of Security Gendarmerie General Command Coast Guard Command Directorate General of Coastal Safety General Directorate of Forest Protection General Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses
Local	Municipal police Village guard system
Intelligence	National Intelligence Organization Gendarmerie Intelligence Department Police Intelligence Department Intelligence Department of the General Staff Directorate of Anti-Smuggling, Intelligence, Operations and Information Gathering
Government	National Security Council Ministry of the Interior
Customs	General Directorate of Customs Protection
Military	Askeri İnzibat (Military Police)

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Turkey

History

Ancient and Middle Ages	Prehistory of Anatolia Classical Anatolia Byzantine Anatolia
Seljuks and Beyliks	Seljuk Empire Battle of Manzikert Sultanate of Rum Anatolian beyliks
Ottoman Empire	Rise Interregnum Classical Age Conquest of Constantinople Qizilbash Transformation Sultanate of Women Köprülü era Ottoman Old Regime Tulip era Decline and modernization Nizam-i Cedid Tanzimat First Constitutional Era Dissolution Second Constitutional Era Raid on the Sublime Porte Entry into WW1 Partition
Turkish Republic	War of Independence Turkish National Movement Ankara Government Proclamation of the republic Abolition of the Sultanate Abolition of the Caliphate Anthem Emblems Flag Atatürk's reforms Language reform Secularism One-party period Multi-party period
Overviews	Constitutional Ottoman Economic Ottoman Military Ottoman
Topics	Turkic migration Oghuz Turks Turkification Ancient peoples of Anatolia History of Anatolia Thrace

Geography

Regions (west to east)	Marmara region Aegean region Mediterranean region Black Sea region Central Anatolia region Eastern Anatolia region Southeastern Anatolia region
Topics	Climate Climate change Earthquakes East Anatolian Fault North Anatolian Fault Environmental issues Air pollution Waste management Fauna Flora Geology Lakes Mountains National parks Rivers Turkish Riviera Wildlife

Government

Branches	Legislative Executive Cabinet Judicial Constitutional Court Court of Cassation Court of Jurisdictional Disputes Council of State
Politics	Censorship Elections Parliamentary elections Presidential elections Electoral system Political parties Referendums
Topics	Administrative divisions Foreign relations Intelligence Services Ministry of the Interior National Police Gendarmerie The constitutional system Turkish Armed Forces Air Force Land Navy

Economy

Demographics

Society

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