Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire)

The Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Turkish: داخلیه نظارتی; Turkish: Dâhiliye nezareti; French: Ministère de l'Intérieur[1]) was from 1860 the interior ministry of the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul).

Logo of the Interior Ministry

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]

Ministers

Predecessor

Previously the Grand Vizier, upon the counsel of his advisor, managed the internal affairs of the state, but in 1860 a western-style 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.

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