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The Ministry of National Defense ( tr, Millî Savunma Bakanlığı) is a government ministry office of the
Republic of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
, responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the
Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chie ...
. It is headquartered at the Bakanlıklar in
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
. Ministry of National Defense is responsible for recruitment, procurement, production, logistics, medical care and other tasks to prepare the Armed Forces and its personnel for military operations. The Ministry of National Defense is headed by the Minister of National Defense, a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the President of Turkey and also a member of the
National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a n ...
.


Organization

Minister of National Defense * Office of the Private Secretary * Press and Public Relations Consultancy * Deputy Ministers ** Inspection Board ** General Directorate of Staff ** General Directorate of Defense 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 The General Directorate of Mapping ( tr, Harita Genel Müdürlüğü or HGM) is the national mapping agency of Turkey under the Ministry of National Defense and is responsible for the official topographical mapping of the country in both hard-copy ...
** 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 The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation ( tr, Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi or MKE for short), established in 1950, is a reorganization of government-controlled group of factories in Turkey that supplied the Turkish Armed Forces with mili ...
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National Defense University The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As ...
* Turkish Armed Forces **
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Turkish Land Forces The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ...
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Turkish Naval Forces The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establis ...
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Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...
''Note: Land, Naval and Air forces reports directly to the Minister of National Defense.''


Ministers of National Defense


References


External links

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Official website
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