16.08.2026 01:00
With the appointment decisions published in the Official Gazette under the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the duty posts of many customs and foreign trade regional directors within the Ministry of Trade were changed. While some regional directors were dismissed, new members were appointed to the Advisory Board of the Alevi-Bektashi Culture and Cemevi Presidency. While two deputy general directors were dismissed at the Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise, an appointment was also made at the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.
The decision regarding the appointments made by the Presidency was published in the Official Gazette.
MANY REGIONAL DIRECTORS RELOCATED IN THE MINISTRY OF TRADE
According to the decision published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, many regional directors within the Ministry of Trade were relocated. Hayrettin Yildirim, the Istanbul Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, was appointed to the Uludag Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate; Mehmet Enver Kok, the Aegean Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, was appointed to the Istanbul Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate; Alp Giray, the Eastern Mediterranean Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, was appointed to the Eastern Anatolia Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate; Alp Giray, the Eastern Black Sea Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, was appointed to the Kackar Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate; Ersin Basaran, the Kackar Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, was appointed to the Central Mediterranean Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate; and Osman Golluce, the Central Black Sea Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, was appointed to the Eastern Black Sea Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Directorate.
Meanwhile, Temel Akkus, the Eastern Anatolia Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, and Metin Gurbuz, the Gurbulak Customs and Foreign Trade Regional Director, were dismissed from their duties.
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE ALEVI-BEKTASHI CULTURE AND CEMEVi PRESIDENCY
With the Presidential decision, appointments were also made to the Advisory Board memberships of the Alevi-Bektashi Culture and Cemevi Presidency. The board members included Metin Tarhan, Selahattin Oezguenduez, Serdar Gazi Karababa, Timur Can Ulusoy, Davut Eskiocak, Esref Dogan, Haci Dursun Guemuesoglu, Yahya Kalender, Alemdar Mustafa Yalcin, Hueseyin Ugurlu, and Muharrem Ercan.
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGERS DISMISSED AT TTK
With another published decision, Fazli Uncu, the Deputy General Manager and Board Member of the Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise, and Deputy General Manager Muhammet Safa Topuz were dismissed from their duties.
On the other hand, Zeynep Bilgin Eraslan was appointed to the vacant Deputy General Manager of Foreign Relations position at the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.