Presidential Decree No. 201, published in Türkiye’s Official Gazette on October 31, 2026, changed the organizational structures of the Interior Ministry, the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry and the Industry and Technology Ministry. The decree created three new general directorates, established 105 management posts and abolished two existing posts.
New directorate for the 112 emergency call system
A General Directorate of 112 Emergency Call and Coordination was established within the Interior Ministry. The new body is responsible for setting nationwide standards for emergency call services, coordinating the assessment of calls involving public order, security, health, disasters and other emergencies, and managing systems that direct the appropriate response teams to incidents.
The decree also reorganized the provincial structure. Provincial 112 Emergency Call and Coordination Directorates were created, while existing positions titled 112 Emergency Call Center Director were converted to the new title. Current officeholders will be considered appointed to their new titles without an additional administrative procedure.
Interior Ministry receives 98 posts
A total of 98 new management posts were created for the Interior Ministry’s central and provincial organizations. The central organization receives 17 positions: one general director, four department heads and 12 branch managers. Another 81 branch-manager posts at different grades were established for the provincial organization.
The creation of these posts is not a public recruitment announcement. The decree establishes positions and a management structure inside the government. It does not announce an application period, eligibility requirements or a separate hiring process for the public.
Two ministries establish information technology directorates
The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry and the Industry and Technology Ministry created General Directorates of Information Technologies in place of their existing information-processing structures. The new units were assigned responsibilities covering information systems, digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, big data, digital transformation and decision-support systems.
The Energy Ministry’s directorate will also work on communications and cybersecurity for critical energy infrastructure. The Industry and Technology Ministry’s unit will be responsible for information systems, databases and analytical infrastructure used in ministry services, as well as efforts to increase the use of domestic software and hardware.
How the posts are distributed
The Energy and Natural Resources Ministry receives four new positions: one general director and three department heads. The Industry and Technology Ministry receives three: one general director and two department heads. One Information Processing Department Head position was abolished in each ministry.
The total therefore consists of 98 posts at the Interior Ministry, four at the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry and three at the Industry and Technology Ministry. With two positions removed, the decree reshapes both the management level of the new directorates and the provincial coordination structure for emergency calls.
Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity duties
The decree does more than rename units. It gives the new organizations explicit responsibilities for data analysis, cybersecurity policies and artificial-intelligence-supported decision systems. For the 112 organization, this includes national operations and communications systems intended to support continuous emergency services and coordination among public institutions.
For the two technology directorates, the responsibilities include developing institutional applications, operating databases, building reporting and analytical tools, following international developments and improving information security. These provisions turn several digital functions that were previously handled by department-level structures into general-directorate responsibilities.
The decree is already in force
The 16-article decree entered into force when it was published in the Official Gazette on October 31, 2026. The same Gazette issue also contains Decrees No. 202 and 203, but the three ministries’ new general directorates and the 105-post reorganization are based on Decree No. 201.
