High-level reshuffles in Turkey’s ministries and religious directorate
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ordered extensive replacements in leading positions across several key Turkish state institutions.
These changes, which include appointments and dismissals within the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), as well as the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Ministry of Family and Social Services, were officially announced in the Turkish state' s official gazette, Resmi Gazete.
The decisions, signed by President Erdoğan, led to the dismissal of the president of the Diyanet Academy, along with six provincial muftis.
Furthermore, new appointments were made for 35 provincial mufti offices, in addition to various positions in provincial directorates under the affected ministries.
These reshuffles signal administrative adjustments across important sectors of society. These changes are a result of the president' s authority to appoint and dismiss senior officials through presidential decrees.
This is an established practice under Turkey' s current presidential system, which grants the president significant powers over the executive branch and state institutions.
Such decrees have a broad administrative reach and influence public administration and policy-making.
The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) is an influential state institution that manages religious affairs in Turkey, including mosques, education, and fatwas.
The Diyanet also exerts influence beyond the country' s borders through its management of mosques and religious communities.
Changes in the Diyanet' s leadership can therefore have broader implications for the country' s religious policy.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism plays a key role in Turkey' s economy by managing the country' s extensive tourism sector and promoting cultural heritage, while the Ministry of Family and Social Services is responsible for social welfare services and family policy.
Changes in the leadership of these ministries may lead to adjustments in their respective policy areas.
Source: Star
