| Ottoman Turkish:امورِ داخلیه نظارتی Umur-ı Dâhiliye Nezâreti | |
 Logo of the Interior Ministry | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1860 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 4 November, 1922 |
| Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction |  Ottoman Empire |
| Headquarters | Constantinople |
| Minister responsible |
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TheMinistry of the Interior (Ottoman Turkish:داخلیه نظارتی;Turkish:Dâhiliye nezareti) was from 1860 theinterior ministry of theOttoman Empire, based inConstantinople (nowIstanbul).
Previously theGrand Vizier, upon the counsel of his advisor, managed the internal affairs of the state, but in 1860 a western-styleministry of the interior was established as part of a reform of the empire's administration.[1] In 1839 an interior ministry detached from the Lieutenant of the Grand Vizier, or thesadaret kethüdası but was consolidated back into the Grand Vezierate's office two years later. Interior matters were handled by the undersecretary [sadaret müsteşarı]. AfterFuad Pasha's death,Âli Pasha separated the offices again on 18 February, 1869.[2]
The Ministry of the Interior held the responsibility for central administration of all internal matters of the empire. It received communiques and proposals from the provinces, from which some would be sent to legislative organs or the sultan. New laws which came from anİrade, or a sultan's pronouncement of approval, would be executed by the ministry. In its portfolio were all operations and personnel associated with security,police forces, local administrations, and the control over all bureaucrats outside the central government.[3]
During the Tanzimat era the Ministry of the Interior maintained three inspectorates:Rumeli,Anatolia, and the Arab world. Commissions were maintained to maintain health and sanitation, and of the affairs of the Holy Cities.[3]
According to theCorps de droit ottoman, the ministry included:[1]
Circa 1905 the budget of the ministry was 495,300Ottoman lira out of 954,364 for the government.[1]
Other departments included:
After theYoung Turk Revolution, the Ottoman government abolished theRefugee Commission, then known as the Commission for Muslim Refugees [Muhacirin-i İslamiye Komisyonu], transferring its powers over to the Interior Ministry. During theFirst Balkan War the commission was reincarnated as the Directorate for the Settlement of Tribes and Refugees [İskan-ı Aşair ve Muhacirin Müdüriyeti, 1913–1916], and then the General Directorate for Tribes and Refugees [Aşair ve Muhacirin Müdüriyet-i Umumiyesi, 1916–1922]. The office played an important role in theArmenian genocide.[4]
TheMinistry of the Interior currently governs domestic affairs in Turkey.
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