Ministry of National Defense (Turkey)

Ministry of National Defence
Millî Savunma Bakanlığı

Ministry of National Defense
Ministry overview
Formed 1920
Jurisdiction Government of Turkey
Headquarters Bakanlıklar, Ankara, Turkey
Annual budget 468.7 billion
US$25.2 billion (2023)
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Yunus Emre Karaosmanğolu
  • Şuay Alpay
  • Alpaslan Kavaklıoğlu
  • Muhsin Dere
Website www.msb.gov.tr/en-US

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 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

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

Ministers of National Defense