ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY
OF NATIONAL EDUCATION

As per Law no. 3797 on the organization and duties of the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry today consists of four divisions called;

The Ministry of National Education has provincial organizations in 81 cities and 850 towns, 58 of them being the central towns of metropolitan cities. The Ministry of National Education has representation offices in 22 countries with 21 education undersecretaries and 17 education attaches.

2.1. CENTRAL ORGANISATION
The office of the Ministry consists of the Training Council, main service units, counseling and inspection units and auxiliary units. Chairmanship of the Occupational and Technical Training Research and Development Center and Chairmanship of the Project Coordination Board Center are also included in the central organization.
2.1.1. Ministry Office
1. Minister
2. Undersecretary
3. Deputy Undersecretaries

The Minister is responsible for executing the services of the Ministry in compliance with the legislation, the government's general policy, the national security policy, development plans and annual programs, and for establishing cooperation and coordination with the other ministries and institutions on subjects in activity areas of the Ministry.

The Undersecretary is the assistant of Minister and is responsible for working on behalf of the Minister to organize and execute the services of the Ministry in line with the goals and policies of the Ministry, development plans, annual programs and legislative provisions.
Five deputy undersecretaries are appointed to assist the Undersecretary in the execution of his services.

2.1.2. Board of Education and Discipline
Board of Education and Discipline is a decision-making unit directly reporting to the minister. It helps the minister in almost every education-related matter, expresses opinions, undertakes researches or has others do researches on education(al) problems.

2.1.3. Main Service Units
01. General Directorate of Pre-primary Education
02. General Directorate of Primary Education
03. General Directorate Secondary Education
04. General Directorate of Technical Education for Boys
05. General Directorate of Technical Education for Girls
06. General Directorate of Trade and Tourism Education
07. General Directorate of Teacher Training and Education
08. General Directorate of Religious Education
09. General Directorate of Apprenticeship and Non-formal Education
10. General Directorate of Higher Education
11. General Directorate of Foreign Relations
12. General Directorate of Education-Training Abroad
13. General Directorate of Special education Institutions
14. General Directorate of Special education Guidance and Advisory Services
15. General Directorate of Educational Technologies
16. Chairmanship of In-school Physical Education, Sports and Scouting Office

2.1.4. Advisory and Supervisory Units
01. Board of Inspection
02. Research, Planning and Coordination Board
03. Legal Advisor's Office
04. Ministry Advisor's Office
5. Press and Public Relations Advisor's Office

2.1.5. Auxiliary Units
01. General Directorate of Personnel
02. Department of Publication
03. Department of In-service Training
04. Department of Administrative Financial Affairs
05. Department of Teacher Services and Social Works
06. Department of Operations
07. Department of Capital expenses and Installations
08. Department of Education Tools and Equipment
09. Department of Health Affairs
10. Department of Secondary Education Scholarship and Dormitories
11. Department of Education Research and Development
12. Department of Apprenticeship Vocational and Technical Education Development and Expansion
13. Defense Secretary
14. Private Office Directorate

2.1.6. Permanent Councils
1. National Education Council
2. Council of Directors
3. Council of Vocational Education
4. Student Discipline Councils
5. Special Qualification Commissions

2.2. PROVINCIAL ORGANISATION

NUMERICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE PERSONNEL WORKING IN THE CENTRAL ORGANISATION OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION (01.10.2001)

RESOURCE: Research, Planning and Coordination Board
(*) Includes the number of primary education inspectors and assistant inspectors

DUTIES OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION

As of the Law of Combination of Instruction no 430, the Ministry of National Education is commissioned with the duty of realizing on behalf of the government the goals of the Turkish National Education in line with the basic principles.

1. To plan, program, execute, monitor and control education and training services targeted at teachers and students in the educational institutions at all levels working under the Ministry with the objective of raising individuals who are committed to Atatürk's principles, revolutions and the Atatürk Nationalism defined in the Constitution of Turkish Republic, who assimilate, protect, develop the national, ethical, spiritual, historical and cultural values of the Turkish nation, who love and always try to raise their family, country and nation, who are aware of their duties and responsibilities towards the Turkish Republic, a democratic, secular and social state of law based on human rights and the basic principles defined at the beginning of the Constitution, and for whom these duties have become a habit.

2. To open pre-primary , primary, secondary and all kinds of formal and non-formal education institutions and to give authorization to other ministries, institutions and organizations to open education institutions other than higher education

3. To organize and execute the education and training services abroad for Turkish citizens

4. To define the degree of equality for and to prepare and approve the program and regulations of formal and non-formal education institutions, other than higher education, opened by other ministries, institutions and organizations

5. To establish cooperation in defining the programs, regulations and degrees of educational equality of the secondary education institutions working under the Turkish Armed Forces.

6. To arrange for the duties and responsibilities given by the Law of Higher Education to the Ministry to ensure that higher education is executed within the framework of national education policy.

7. To arrange for physical education, sports and scouting training services in the schools

8. To meet the accommodation and nutrition requirements of and to give financial support to the youths in higher education.

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