Türkİye
Turkish president appoints new justice, interior ministers
Akin Gurlek named justice minister while Mustafa Ciftci appointed interior minister, according to presidential decrees published in Official Gazette
Mumin Altas and Fatih Gokbulut |
11.02.2026 - Update : 11.02.2026
ANKARA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed new justice and interior ministers under presidential decrees published Tuesday in the Official Gazette.
Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akin Gurlek was named justice minister, replacing Yilmaz Tunc, while Erzurum Governor Mustafa Ciftci was appointed interior minister, filling the post vacated by Ali Yerlikaya.
No further statement was made on the matter.
