15.03.2025 01:00
With the appointment decisions published in the Official Gazette signed by President Erdoğan, new assignments were made in various public institutions. The decisions led to significant changes in many ministries and agencies.
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The appointment and dismissal decisions signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were published in the Official Gazette dated March 15, 2025. Accordingly, new appointment and dismissal decisions were made in many institutions, including ministries.
NUMEROUS APPOINTMENTS
Fatih Okumuş was appointed as a member of the Mushaf Examination and Recitation Board, which was vacant at the Presidency of Religious Affairs.
At the Ministry of Family and Social Services, Fatih Pehlivan, Pınar Yavuzkanat, and Seyfi Bozçelik were appointed as Deputy General Directors of Child Services. Hülya Yılmaz was appointed as Deputy General Director of Legal Services, and İsa Tekpınar was appointed as Deputy General Director of Disabled and Elderly Services.
It was stated that Aysun Torun Orhan would take office at the Presidency of Education and Publication Department in the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change.
APPOINTMENT DECISIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Güçlü Kalafat was appointed as Deputy General Director of Relations with Iraq, Kazım Çavuşoğlu as Deputy General Director of East Africa, Arif Eser Torun as Deputy General Director of Combating Unfounded Historical Claims, Selen Evcit as Deputy General Director of South America, Rıfkı Olgun Yücekök as Deputy General Director of Migration Policies, Birey Yılmazsoy as Deputy General Director of Turkish World Organizations and Kin and Relatives Communities, Meliha Gülce Kumrulu as Deputy General Director of Strategic Intelligence, Erdem Tuncer as Deputy General Director of Combating Terrorism, Hayriye Işıl Cemali Doğan as Deputy General Director of International Economic Policies and Organizations, and Çağla Pınar Tansu Seçkin as Deputy General Director of International Law.
Sinem Mingan was appointed as Deputy General Director of Foreign Policy Planning, Ayşe Zeynep Gündüz as Deputy General Director of Defense Cooperation, and Reyhan Özgür was appointed as Deputy General Director of Visa Procedures.
The other appointments are as follows:
- Gökmen Kınık was appointed as Deputy General Director and Board Member of the General Directorate of Coastal Safety.
- Öner Özgür was appointed as a Board Member and Mahmut Civan as Deputy General Director of the General Directorate of Turkish State Railways.
- Murat Durkan was appointed as Deputy General Director and Board Member, Yusuf Aldemir as Deputy General Director, and Atanur Karadağ was appointed at the General Directorate of Turkish Rail System Vehicles Industry Inc.
- Mustafa Karakoyun was appointed to the Eskişehir Regional Directorate of Turkish Rail System Vehicles Industry Inc. and Yunus Ekşi was appointed to the Sakarya Regional Directorate.
- Sevda Altunoluk was appointed as Sports Advisor at the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
- Hakan İleri, Volkan Uzkan, Yiğit Can Artukoğlu, Nihat Özen, and Görkem Ali Kaya were appointed as Inspectors at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
- Mustafa Bandırmalı was appointed as the Provincial Director of Sivas at the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
- Hacı Mehmet Günay was appointed as a Board Member of the Halal Accreditation Agency.
3 NAMES WERE DISMISSED
On the other hand, President Erdoğan also signed dismissal decisions. Accordingly, Orhan Barda, a Board Member of the General Directorate of Coastal Safety, and İrfan İpşir, Deputy General Director and Board Member of Turkish Rail System Vehicles Industry Inc., were dismissed.
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