Ministry of National Defense (Turkey) explained

Ministry of National Defense
Native Name:	Millî Savunma Bakanlığı
Type:	Ministry
Seal:	MSB-Logo.png
Jurisdiction:	Government of Turkey
Headquarters:	Bakanlıklar, Ankara, Turkey
Budget:	₺468.7 billion (2023)^[1] ^[2]
Minister1 Name:	Yaşar Güler
Deputyminister1 Name:	Yunus Emre Karaosmanğolu
Deputyminister2 Name:	Şuay Alpay
Deputyminister3 Name:	Alpaslan Kavaklıoğlu
Deputyminister4 Name:	Muhsin Dere

The Ministry of National Defense (Turkish: Millî Savunma Bakanlığı) is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the Turkish Armed Forces. It is headquartered at the Bakanlıklar in Ankara.

The Ministry is responsible for recruitment, procurement, production, logistics, medical care and other tasks in order to prepare the Armed Forces and its personnel for military operations.

The Ministry is headed by the Minister of National Defense, a cabinet-level head who is also a member of the National Security Council and reports directly to the President.

Organization

Minister of National Defense^[3]

• Office of the Private Secretary
• Press and Public Relations Consultancy
• Deputy Ministers
  • Inspection Board
  • General Directorate of Staff
  • General Directorate of Defence and Security
  • General Directorate of Plans, Policy and Agreements
  • General Directorate of Management Services
  • General Directorate of Legal Services
  • General Directorate of Recruitment
  • General Directorate of Military Health Services
  • General Directorate of Budget and Financial Services
  • General Directorate of Mapping
  • General Directorate of Military Factories
  • General Directorate of Naval Shipyards
  • General Directorate of Procurement Services
  • Defence Industry Agency
  • Department of Technical Services
  • Department of Internal Audit
  • Department of Fuel Supply and NATO POL Facilities Management
  • Department of Communications and Information Systems
  • Department of National Mine Activity Center
  • Military Factory and Shipyard Management Inc. (ASFAT A.Ş.)
    • • Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation National Defense University
• Turkish Armed Forces
  • General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
  • Turkish Land Forces
  • Turkish Naval Forces
  • Turkish Air Force

Note: Land, Naval and Air Forces reports directly to the Minister of National Defense.

Ministers of National Defense

See main article: List of Ministers of National Defense of Turkey.

External links

• • Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 468 billion TL Budget for the Defence Industry Support Fund. TurDef. 19 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001093428/https://www.turdef.com/article/468-billion-tl-budget-for-the-defence-industry-support-fund. 1 October 2023. 1 October 2023.
2. Web site: Turkey's military spending will reach a record number in 2023. Radar Armenia. 18 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20231001095527/https://radar.am/en/news/world-2532114139/. 1 October 2023. 1 October 2023.
3. Web site: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Milli Savunma Bakanlığı Teşkilatı. 2020-08-30. msb.gov.tr. tr.