Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey)
| Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 29 June 2011 |
| Preceding agencies |
Ministry of Public Works (1920–1983) Ministry of Development and Housing (1958–1983) Ministry of Public Works and Housing (1983–2011) |
| Type | Environmental |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Agency executive | İdris Güllüce, Minister |
| Website |
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The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkish: Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı) is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the environment, public works, and urban planning in Turkey. The ministry is headed by İdris Güllüce since 25 December 2013,[1] "link hatalı"after the resignation of his predecessor Erdoğan Bayraktar
History
The Ministry was formed in 1983 through the merger of the Ministry of Public Works (Turkish: Bayındırlık Bakanlığı, formed 3 May 1920) and the Ministry of Development and Housing (Turkish: İmar ve İskan Bakanlığı, formed 1958). The result was the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Turkish: Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı), which was renamed to the current Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning on 29 June 2011.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Orhan Coskun; Ece Toksabay (25 December 2013). "Hit by scandal and resignations, Turk PM names new ministers". The Star. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ "T.C. ÇEVRE ve ŞEHİRCİLİK BAKANLIĞI" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2013-12-25.