Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire)

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Ministry of Interior Affairs
Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (2 May 1920)
JurisdictionOttoman Empire Ottoman Empire
HeadquartersConstantinople

The Ministry of the Interior (

Constantinople (now Istanbul
).

Organization

The ministry included:[1]

  • Census Bureau (Sidjili-Noufouz-Idaressi, Bureau de recensement)
  • Bureau of Emigrants (Mouhadjir Idaressi, Bureau des émigrés)
  • Passport Bureau (Bureau des Passeports)
  • Pension Fund Directorate (Takaud sandighi Nazaréti, Direction de la caisse de retraites)
  • Directorate of Internal Press (Matbouat Midiréti, Direction de la Presse Intérieure)
  • Commission for the Selection of Employees (Intihab méémorin Commissionou, Commission pour le choix de employés)
  • Department of Service Staff (Sidjili-ahwal-Idaressi, Direction des états de service des fonctionnaires)

Circa 1905 the budget of the ministry was 495,300 Ottoman lira out of 954,364 for the government.[1]

In 1913 the Office for the Settlement of Tribes and Immigrants was established to deal with the refugee crisis following the Balkan Wars. The office played an important role during the Armenian genocide.

Predecessor

Previously the

ministry of the interior was established as part of a reform of the empire's administration.[1]

Successor

Ministry of the Interior (Turkey) currently governs domestic affairs in Turkey.

List of interior ministers

Sources:[2][3]

References

  1. ^
    Clarendon Press. p. 27
    .
  2. ^ Sicil-i Osmani, Mehmet Süreyya Bey
  3. ^ Son Dönem Osmanlı Erkan ve Ricali (1839 - 1922) Prosopografik Rehber, Sinan Kuneralp, ISIS Press, İstanbul, ISBN 9784281181, 1999