The Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Turkish: داخلیه نظارتی; Turkish: Dâhiliye nezareti; French: Ministère de l'Intérieur^[1]) was from 1860 the interior ministry of the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul).

Organization

The ministry included:^[1]

• Census Bureau (Sidjili-Noufouz-Idaressi, Bureau de recensement)
• Bureau of Emigrants (Mouhadjir Idaressi, Bureau des émigrés)
• Passport Bureau (Bureau des Passeports)
• Pension Fund Directorate (Takaud sandighi Nazaréti, Direction de la caisse de retraites)
• Directorate of Internal Press (Matbouat Midiréti, Direction de la Presse Intérieure)
• Commission for the Selection of Employees (Intihab méémorin Commissionou, Commission pour le choix de employés)
• Department of Service Staff (Sidjili-ahwal-Idaressi, Direction des états de service des fonctionnaires)

Circa 1905 the budget of the ministry was 495,300 Ottoman lira out of 954,364 for the government.^[1]

Ministers

• Talaat Pasha was head of the ministry during World War I. He was responsible for the Armenian genocide during his tenure.
• İsmail Canbulat [tr]

Predecessor

Previously the Grand Vizier, upon the counsel of his advisor, managed the internal affairs of the state, but in 1860 a western-style ministry of the interior was established as part of a reform of the empire's administration.^[1]

Successor

Ministry of the Interior (Turkey) currently governs domestic affairs in Turkey.