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 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism building, Ankara | |
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| Formed | 2003 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Turkey |
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Annual budget | 38.964.106.000 TL (2024) |
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| Website | ktb.gov.tr |
TheMinistry of Culture and Tourism (Turkish:Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı) is a government ministry of theRepublic of Turkey, responsible for culture and tourism affairs in Turkey. Revolving fund management of the ministry is carried byDÖSİMM.[1] On July 9, 2018, the newly electedPresident of TurkeyRecep Tayyip Erdoğan announced his cabinet of the new Turkish political system.Mehmet Nuri Ersoy was appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism.[2]
The Turkish Ministry of Tourism assigns inspectors who inspect tourism investments and enterprises. This includes inspecting safety measures.[3]
One of the responsibilities of the ministry is thepreservation of manuscripts, so they are available and accessible to researchers.[4]
In promoting the country, the ministry often created promotional films for the country. In 2015, the ministry gained controversy after axing a scene from a $4 million-dollar promotional involvingJulianne Moore due to her allegedly "poor acting".[5] Ruhsar Demirel, of theNationalist Movement Party, asked social affairs ministerAyşenur İslam: "How reasonable do you find promoting Turkey with the body of such names and women? How do you find, as a woman, giving plenty of money to a Hollywood star to promote Turkey, as if it were the 19th century?", and other politicians criticised her for a "depressive persona".[5] In 2017, alongsideTurkish Airlines and Turkish tourism companies, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism helped financeNon-Transferable, aromantic comedy film produced byBrendan Bradley.[6][7]
In June 2018, the Ministry has sent a directive to the head of the excavations team in Turkey notifying them that according to a new regulation, 51 percent of archaeological excavation teams led by foreign crews should consist of Turkish nationals, the key posts in excavations such as archaeologist, anthropologist, art historian, restaurateur, architect, and photographer, should be reserved for Turkish citizens.[8]
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