Ministry of Navy (Ottoman Empire)

Formed1867

Preceding agency

• Kapudan Pasha

Dissolved4 November 1922

Superseding agency

• Naval Forces Command of the Republic of Turkey

Ministry of the Navy

(Ottoman Turkish: بحریه نظارتی) Bahriye Nezâreti
Ministry of the Navy Building, Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
Agency overview
Formed	1867
Preceding agency	Kapudan Pasha
Dissolved	4 November 1922
Superseding agency	Naval Forces Command of the Republic of Turkey
Jurisdiction	Ottoman Empire
Headquarters	Kasımpaşa, Constantinople
Parent agency	Grand vizier

The Ministry of War (Ottoman Turkish: باهريه نظارتى; Turkish: Bahriye Nezâreti, often shortened to Bahriye) was the department responsible for the Ottoman Navy within the Ottoman Empire.^[1]

From the formative years of the Ottoman State until 1867, the highest authority responsible for the Ottoman Navy was the Kapudan-ı Derya (Grand Admiral). However, during the reforms of 1867, it was decided to establish the Meclis-i Vükelâ (Council of Ministers). To represent the navy within this council, the Ministry of the Navy was inaugurated. Initially, the duties of the Kapudan-ı Derya were executed by the Minister of the Navy. Subsequently, the office of the Kapudan-ı Derya was reinstated as a subordinate position to the Minister of the Navy. The Minister of the Navy was entrusted with the financial administration of the fleet, including the procurement and construction of vessels, whereas the Kapudan-ı Derya served exclusively as the military commander of the fleet.

The headquarters of the Ottoman Ministry of the Navy was located in the Kasımpaşa district of Istanbul, in the building currently serving as the Northern Sea Area Command. The functions of the Ministry of the Navy were terminated in 1922. Following the proclamation of the Republic, these duties have been administered by the Naval Forces Command.