According to the decisions published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Religious Affairs Academy, Enver Osman Kaan, was dismissed and Ahmet Bostancı was appointed in his place.
With the decision, Bilecik Provincial Mufti Ahmet Dilek, Karabük Provincial Mufti Ali Erhun, Kocaeli Provincial Mufti Mehmet Sönmezoğlu, Nevşehir Provincial Mufti Kazım Güzel, Zonguldak Provincial Mufti İbrahim Halil Demir and Konya Provincial Mufti Ali Öge were dismissed.
The appointments made to the provincial muftis with the decision are as follows:
"Yusuf Dikmen for Bilecik Provincial Mufti's Office, Fethullah Yavuz for Tunceli Provincial Mufti's Office, Kilis Provincial Mufti Alettin Bozkurt for Iğdır Provincial Mufti's Office, Iğdır Provincial Mufti Zahit Demirel for Kilis Provincial Mufti's Office, Mustafa Yavuz for Karabük Provincial Mufti's Office, Bolu Provincial Mufti Hüseyin Demirtaş for Kocaeli Provincial Mufti's Office, Bolu Giresun Provincial Mufti Selçuk Kılıçbay, Giresun Provincial Mufti, Hakkari Provincial Mufti Hüseyin Okuş, Hakkari Provincial Mufti, Recep Eren, Niğde Provincial Mufti, Kars Provincial Mufti Yavuz Yıldız, Kars Provincial Mufti, Selami Aykul, Nevşehir Provincial Mufti, Gümüşhane Provincial Mufti Hayri Erenay, Gümüşhane II. Karaman Provincial Mufti Faruk Gürbüz, Karaman Provincial Mufti, Isparta Provincial Mufti Muharrem Biçer, Isparta Provincial Mufti, Kırklareli Provincial Mufti Yusuf Eviş, Kırklareli Provincial Mufti, Aksaray Provincial Mufti Veysel Işıldar, Aksaray Provincial Mufti, Ali Efe, Zonguldak Provincial Mufti, Bayburt Provincial Mufti. Mufti Bayram Danacı, Bayburt Provincial Mufti Basri Bektaş, Diyarbakır II Mufti Celal Büyük, Diyarbakır Provincial Mufti, Erzincan Provincial Mufti İsmail Fakirullahoğlu, Erzincan Provincial Mufti Selim Yazıcı, Yalova Provincial Mufti, Rize Provincial Mufti Naci Çakmakçı, Rize Provincial Mufti. Yalova Provincial Mufti İlyas Yılmaztürk, Şanlıurfa Provincial Mufti, Van Provincial Mufti Mehmet Sırrı Şık, Van Provincial Mufti, Bitlis Provincial Mufti Kadir Koçak, Bitlis Provincial Mufti, Bartın Provincial Mufti Ömer Keskin, Bartın Provincial Mufti, Mehmet Çelebi, Aydın Provincial Mufti, Samsun Provincial Mufti Seyfullah Çakır, Aydın Provincial Mufti Hasan Güneş as Samsun Provincial Mufti, Afyonkarahisar Provincial Mufti Lütfü İmamoğlu as Adana Provincial Mufti, Burdur Provincial Mufti Ali Hayri Çelik as Afyonkarahisar Provincial Mufti, Sinop Provincial Mufti Paşa Bektaş as Burdur Provincial Mufti, Mehmet Arslaner as Sinop Provincial Mufti, Hasan İzmirli as Kütahya Provincial Mufti.
APPOINTMENTS RELATED TO THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
With the decision, Hüseyin Yalçın Çakar was appointed as Deputy General Director of Fine Arts, which was vacant in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Mardin Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Ayhan Gök was appointed as the Ministry's Antalya Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate, İbrahim Emre Gürsoy was appointed as the Bolu Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate, and Celal Baz was appointed as the Şırnak Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate.
Murat Uslu was appointed to the Erzurum Foundations Regional Directorate, which was vacant in the General Directorate of Foundations.
Derya Örs was reappointed as the President of the Atatürk Supreme Council for Culture, Language and History.
APPOINTMENTS RELATED TO THE MINISTRY OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
With the decision, Kırklareli Provincial Director of the Ministry of Family and Social Services Bilgin Özbaş and Muğla Provincial Director Yakup Kütük were dismissed from their duties.
Nevşehir Provincial Director Mahmut Selçuk was appointed as the Muğla Provincial Directorate of the Ministry, Ankara Provincial Director Cüneyd Özdemir was appointed as the Nevşehir Provincial Directorate, Artvin Provincial Director Nevim Öz was appointed as the Ankara Provincial Directorate, Mesut Polat was appointed as the Adıyaman Provincial Directorate, and Çetin Tutaş was appointed as the Kilis Provincial Directorate.
On the other hand, with the decision, Murat Soykan, Deputy General Director of Technical Services of the Ministry of National Defense, was dismissed from his post.
Cengiz Altaş was appointed to the vacant Eastern Regional Directorate in the Fuel Supply and NATO POL Facilities Operation Directorate of the Ministry of National Defense.
Brigadier General Murat Yetiş was appointed to the vacant Deputy Secretary General position at the General Secretariat of the National Security Council.
Verda Gülsen Yaşar was appointed to the vacant 1st Legal Advisor position at the Mass Housing Administration.
AMBASSADORS APPOINTED TO 12 COUNTRIES
With the Presidential Decree published in the Official Gazette, new embassy appointments were made to 12 countries. Accordingly; While Turkey's Ambassador to Burundi Alp Işıklı was taken to the center, Inspection Board Member Haydar Kerem Divanlıoğlu was appointed in his place. Turkey's Ambassador to North Macedonia, Fatih Ulusoy, was also taken to the center. Foreign Policy Advisory Board Member Kaan Esener was appointed to the Embassy of the Philippines, Turkey's Ambassador to Bahrain Ayşe Hilal Sayan Koytak was appointed to the Embassy of Finland, Advisor to the President Necati Sancaktutan was appointed to the Embassy of Bahrain, Hüseyin Ergani, Deputy Director General for Relations with Iran was appointed to the Embassy of Oman, and Fikriye Aslı Güven was appointed to the Embassy of Namibia. Turkey's Ambassador to Sudan Fatih Yıldız was appointed to the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Turkey's Ambassador to Gambia Fahri Türker Oba was appointed to the Embassy of Sudan, Turkey's Ambassador to Somalia Alper Aktaş was appointed to the Embassy of North Macedonia, and Turkey's Ambassador to Mozambique Ferhat Alkan was appointed to the Embassy of Somalia. Özgür Gökmen, Deputy Director General of Diplomatic Archives, was appointed to the Gambia Embassy, and Ayça Oşafoğlu İnam, Deputy Director General of Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communications, was appointed to the Embassy of Mozambique.
APPOINTMENTS AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Volkan Işıkcı was appointed as the General Director of Bilateral Relations (South and Multilateral Africa) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, General Director of Bilateral Relations (South and Multilateral Africa), Sadık Babür Girgin was appointed as the General Directorate of Humanitarian and Technical Assistance, Oyun Can Tezel was appointed as the General Directorate of Bilateral Relations (South and Multilateral Africa), and Rıza Hakan Tekin was appointed as the General Directorate of Bilateral Relations (Syria). Esin Çakıl, General Manager of Immigration Policies and Visa Procedures, was appointed as the General Directorate of Consular Services and Citizens Living Abroad, Ertan Yalçın was appointed as the General Directorate of Protocol and Diplomatic Transactions, Ülkü Kocaefe was appointed as the General Directorate of Foreign Promotion and Cultural Affairs, and Levent Eler was appointed as the General Directorate of Bilateral Relations (Northeast Mediterranean). Tufan Büyükuzun, Head of Strategy Development, was appointed as the General Directorate of Personnel, Polat Safi, Head of the Strategic Research Center, was appointed as the General Directorate of Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication, Reyhan Özgür, Deputy General Manager of Visa Procedures, was appointed as the General Directorate of Immigration Policies and Visa Procedures, and Burcu Aykut was appointed as the Directorate of Strategy Development.
