In Turkey, the General Directorate of Customs Protection (Turkish: Gümrükler Muhafaza Genel Müdürlüğü) is a special law enforcement agency responsible for controlling international transports to the country, checking goods and passenger movements, and enforcing laws that prevent economical losses due to smuggling offenses.[1][2]
Gümrükler Muhafaza Genel Müdürlüğü | |
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | 1976 |
Preceding agencies |
|
Agency executive |
|
Parent department | Office of the President of Turkey |
Parent agency | Ministry of Trade |
Child agencies |
|
Website | muhafaza |
Ranks
editThe system of the Customs Protection consists of a total of four ranks.[3]
Manager | Chief | Officer | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Customs Enforcement Smuggling and Intelligence Manager |
Customs Enforcement Regional Supervisor |
Customs Enforcement Section Supervisor |
Customs Enforcement Officer |
List of general managers
edit- Major general Seyfi Düzgören (1932–1939)
- Major general Lütfü Karapınar (1939–1943)
- Major general Emin Çınar (1943–1947)
- Major general Abdülhalim Oruz (1948–1949)
- Major general Mümtaz Ulusoy (1949–1952)
- Major general Muhittin Salur (1952–1953)
- Lieutenant general Hayati Ataker (1955–1956)
- Tayyip İlter (1957–1971)
- Kemal Günel (1971–1975)
- Rıfat Ergun (1975–1976)
- Hayrettin Hanağası (1976–1977)
- Sıtkı Kadakal (1977–1978)
- Hayrettin Hanağası (1978–1984)
- Alper Özarslan (1984–1993)
- Şahin Sezer (1993–1994)
- Bahri Öktem (1994–1995)
- Şahin Sezer (1995–2000)
- Ünal Gökalp (acting) (2000)
- Hakkı Teke (acting) (2000–2003)
- Cihan Ancın (2003–2005)
- Dr. Ali Yılmaz (acting) (2005)
- Ramazan Ulus (acting) (2005–2006)
- Cemil Emre (acting) (2006)
- Ali Nural (acting) (2006–2007)
- Hayrettin Cevher (acting) (2007–2008)
- Neşet Akkoç (2007–2011)
- Yusuf Güney (2011–2013)
- Abdullah Soylu (2013–2019)
- Murat Yaman (2019–)[4]
Kaynakça
edit- ^ "Misyon - Vizyon". muhafaza.gtb.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "Adli Kolluk Olarak Gümrük Muhafaza Teşkilatı". gumrukkontrolor. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "GÜMRÜK VE TİCARET BAKANLIĞI TAŞRA TEŞKİLATI PERSONELİ KILIK VE KIYAFET YÖNETMELİĞİ". Electronic Public Information Management System. Retrieved 3 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "T.C. Ticaret Bakanlığı". Archived from the original on 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-03-22.