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Ministry of National Defense
Millî Savunma Bakanlığı

Headquarters building in Çankaya
Ministry overview
Formed1920; 105 years ago
JurisdictionGovernment of Turkey
HeadquartersBakanlıklar, Ankara, Turkey
Employees38,062 civilian staff
332,150 military personnel[1]
Annual budget$26,6 billion[2][3]
Minister responsible
Deputy Ministers responsible
  • Alpaslan Kavaklıoğlu
  • Bilal Durdalı
  • Musa Heybet
  • Şuay Alpay
Websitewww.msb.gov.tr

The Ministry of National Defense (Turkish: Millî Savunma Bakanlığı) is a cabinet-level agency of the Government of Turkey responsible for managing the Turkish Armed Forces and its supportive defense establishments to safeguard the country against external threats.[4] It is the fourth biggest employer in Turkey with a total count of 370,000 personnel.[1]

Minister of National Defense[5]

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

Ministers of National Defense

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