Ministry of National Defense (Turkey)

The Ministry of National Defence (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.

Ministry of National Defence
Millî Savunma Bakanlığı

Ministry of National Defense
Ministry overview
Formed1920 (1920)
JurisdictionGovernment of Turkey
HeadquartersBakanlıklar, Ankara, Turkey
Annual budget₺468.7 billion
US$25.2 billion (2023)[1][2]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Yunus Emre Karaosmanğolu
  • Şuay Alpay
  • Alpaslan Kavaklıoğlu
  • Muhsin Dere
Websitewww.msb.gov.tr/en-US

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

Organization

Minister of National Defence[3]

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

Ministers of National Defense
Main article: List of Ministers of National Defence of Turkey

References
  1. "468 billion TL Budget for the Defence Industry Support Fund". TurDef. 19 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Turkey's military spending will reach a record number in 2023". Radar Armenia. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. "Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Milli Savunma Bakanlığı Teşkilatı". msb.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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