Bekir Bayrakdar appointed deputy treasury and finance minister

Turkey appointed Revenue Administration head Bekir Bayrakdar as deputy treasury and finance minister in decisions published in the Official Gazette on October 15.

The appointments, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, also changed senior roles across several government bodies.

Bayrakdar has worked in tax and public finance roles and had led the Revenue Administration since 2019.

Several ministries and public institutions received new senior officials, including the foreign affairs, culture, defence and trade ministries.

Can Atilla was named head of the State Opera and Ballet, replacing Barış Salcan, who was removed from the post.

Two officials were removed from their roles, including Vildan Satık at the Culture and Tourism Ministry and Yener Yıldırım at the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises.

The decisions also included two new members for Turkey's Personal Data Protection Board, selected by parliament.