Published in Official Gazette: Mehmet Koçyiğit named new BTK chief
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- Turkey appointed Mehmet Koçyiğit as head of the Information and Communications Technologies Authority board.
- Fatih Çakmak became director general and board chairman of the State Airports Authority.
- Coşkun Yılmaz was appointed deputy culture and tourism minister, while four new BTK board members were named.
Turkey has announced a series of senior government appointments, including new leadership for the country’s telecommunications regulator and state airport operator.
The appointments, signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, appeared in the Official Gazette dated Aug. 31, 2026. Coşkun Yılmaz, who headed the Turkish Manuscripts Institution, was appointed deputy culture and tourism minister.
Mehmet Koçyiğit was named chairman of the Information and Communications Technologies Authority board, known as BTK. Batuhan Mumcu, Enes Çakmak, Celalettin Dinçer and Liman Pekker were appointed as board members.
Fatih Çakmak was appointed director general and chairman of the board of the State Airports Authority, or DHMİ. He had previously served as the authority’s deputy director general and a board member.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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