01.11.2026 00:51
With the decisions published in the Official Gazette with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, high-level appointments and dismissals were made in 6 ministries and their affiliated institutions. With the decisions covering the Ministries of Family and Social Services, National Education, National Defense, Energy and Natural Resources, Treasury and Finance, and Agriculture and Forestry, some deputy general directors were dismissed while new names were appointed to vacant positions.
Appointment and dismissal decisions concerning certain ministries were published in the Official Gazette.
MINISTRY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
According to the decisions published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Halit Çağdaş, Deputy Director General of the General Directorate of Relatives of Martyrs and Veterans of the Ministry of Family and Social Services, was dismissed.
Karabük Provincial Director Abdurrahman Bilgiç was appointed to the Ministry's Kırşehir Provincial Directorate, Bolu Provincial Director Cemal Keskin to the Sakarya Provincial Directorate, and Bartın Provincial Director Yavuz Korkmaz to the Bolu Provincial Directorate.
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION
Zeynep Öçgüder was appointed to the vacant position of Deputy Director General of the European Union and Foreign Relations at the Ministry of National Education.
Cihan Kıvanç was appointed as Deputy Director General of Lifelong Learning.
MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
Muhammed Mahmud Ötegen, Deputy Director General of Logistics of the Ministry of National Defense, was dismissed. Mahmut Güneş Öztürk was appointed in his place.
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Rahmi Kopar was appointed to the General Directorate of Foreign Relations of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.
Appointments were also made in four regional directorates of the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) affiliated with the Ministry.
Fatih Şahin was appointed to the Central Anatolia 1st Regional Directorate, Adnan Cengiz to the Southeastern Anatolia Regional Directorate, Salih Erden to the Western Black Sea Regional Directorate, and Aytekin Türkel to the Northwestern Anatolia Regional Directorate.
MINISTRY OF TREASURY AND FINANCE
Abdulkerim Taşar, Deputy Director General at the State Supply Office (DMO) affiliated with the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, was dismissed.
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Ergül Terzioğlu, Paşa Enver Baysa, and Ahmet Usta were appointed to the vacant deputy director general positions of the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
Alperen Korkmaz was appointed to the institution's 1st Legal Counselorship, while Mustafa Gözel, Abdullah Alioğlu, and Selçuk Öcal were appointed to the regional directorates.