​Central

Central administration and de-concentrated branches

State authorities are responsible for:

• Government and Parliament determine the direction of migration policy; and
• International cooperation.

Recently, a General Directorate of Migration Administration has been established under the Ministry of Interior, dealing with migration and international protection affairs.

Regional

N/A

Local

N/A

Sources:

Constitution of Turkey, last amendment 2010.

Law on Metropolitan Municipalities, Law N° 5216, dates from 10.07.2004.

Migration Policy Centre. 2013. Turkey. The Demographic-Economic Framework of Migration. The Legal Framework of Migration. The Socio-Political Framework of Migration.

Municipal Law, Law N° 5393, dates from 03.07.2005.

Special Provincial Administrative Act, Law N° 5302, dates from 22.02.2005.