Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey)

Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning

Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı
Headquarters of Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning in Ankara, Turkey.
Agency overview
Formed	29 June 2011
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Public Works (1920–1983) Ministry of Development and Housing (1958–1983) Ministry of Public Works and Housing (1983–2011)
Type	Environmental
Headquarters	Ankara
Agency executive	Mehmet Özhaseki, Minister
Website	www.csb.gov.tr/turkce/index.php

The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkish: Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı) is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the environment, public works, and urban planning in Turkey. The ministry is headed by Mehmet Özhaseki.

The Ministry was formed in 1983 through the merger of the Ministry of Public Works (Turkish: Bayındırlık Bakanlığı, formed 3 May 1920) and the Ministry of Development and Housing (Turkish: İmar ve İskan Bakanlığı, formed 1958). The result was the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (Turkish: Bayındırlık ve İskan Bakanlığı), which was renamed to the current Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning on 29 June 2011.

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