General Directorate of Customs Protection explained
| General Directorate of Customs Protection |
| Native Name: | Turkish: Gümrükler Muhafaza Genel Müdürlüğü |
| Seal: | Gümrükler Muhafaza logo.svg |
| Formed: | 1976 |
| Preceding1: | Borders Conservation Office (1859) |
| Preceding2: | Customs Enforcement General Command (1917) |
| Parent Department: | Office of the President of Turkey |
| Parent Agency: | Ministry of Trade |
| Chief1 Name: | Bekir Can Uslu |
| Chief1 Position: | General manager |
| Child1 Agency: | Regional Offices |
| Child2 Agency: | Section Offices |
In Turkey, the General Directorate of Customs Protection (Turkish: 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.[1] [2]
Ranks
The system of the Customs Protection consists of a total of four ranks.[3]
List of general managers
- Major general 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)
- Lieutenant general 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–)[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Misyon - Vizyon . muhafaza.gtb.gov.tr . 2 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150506064225/http://muhafaza.gtb.gov.tr/teskilat/misyonvizyon . 6 May 2015.
- Web site: Adli Kolluk Olarak Gümrük Muhafaza Teşkilatı . gumrukkontrolor . 2 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502162441/http://www.gumrukkontrolor.org.tr/Yayinlar/Dergiler/47/7.html . 2 May 2014.
- Web site: GÜMRÜK VE TİCARET BAKANLIĞI TAŞRA TEŞKİLATI PERSONELİ KILIK VE KIYAFET YÖNETMELİĞİ . Electronic Public Information Management System . 3 January 2020 .
- Web site: T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı. 2020-03-22. 2020-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200116111619/http://muhafaza.ticaret.gov.tr/kurumsal/genel-mudur/genel-mudur. dead.
