Ministry of Family and Social ServicesGovernment

The Ministry of Family and Social Services is the cabinet-level department tasked with executing social welfare and assistance policies in Türkiye. Its mandate encompasses strengthening family welfare, combating domestic violence, administering nationwide social aid programs, and delivering specialized care services for children, women, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and the relatives of martyrs and veterans. Originally founded in 2011 as the Ministry of Family and Social Policy, it was briefly merged with the labor portfolio under a unified ministry in 2018 before being re-established as an independent ministry in April 2021.