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on the Employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ” of 1927 was abolished with the adoption of the “ Law on the Organization and Responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ”. 50 The latter was replaced by similar laws in 1984 51 and 1994 52 , and finally by the law of 2010 53 . Later , after the constitutional changes of 2017 , the articles of the Law of 2010 concerning the responsibilities and organization of the MFA were replaced by the relevant section of the Presidential Decree of 2018 on the “ Organization of the Presidency ”. 54
Summarizing the general responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs envisaged by the abovementioned legal acts , the following can be emphasized : taking preparatory measures and making suggestions for the adoption of foreign policy of the Republic , implementing and regulating the conduct of state foreign affairs based on the aims and principles defined and adopted by the Council of Ministers ( by the president after the constitutional amendments of 2017 ), securing the representation of Turkey to other states and international organizations , enhancing the cooperation and protection of interests of the state , provision of advisory functions and other support to state entities while conducting their foreign activities , providing information to the Council of Ministers ( to the president after the constitutional amendments of 2017 ) about developments outside Turkey and spreading knowledge about Turkey throughout the world , protecting the interests of Turkish citizens abroad , etc . In order to make assessments and suggestions on the course and implementation of Turkish Foreign Policy and report the results to the minister , the Foreign Policy Advisory Council ( Dış Politika Danışma Kurulu ) was formed inside the MFA after the adoption of the Law of
50 Dışişleri Bakanlığının Teşkilat ve Görevleri Hakkında Kanun Hükmünde Kararname ,
Karar Sayısı : KHK / 177 Kabul Tarihi : 14 / 12 / 1983 , Resmî Gazete : 14.12.1983 Sayı : 18251 , https :// www . resmigazete . gov . tr / arsiv / 18251 _ 1 . pdf . 51 Dışişleri Bakanlığının Teşkilat ve Görevleri Hakkında Kanun Hükmünde Kararname ,
Karar Sayısı : KHK / 206 Kabul Tarihi : 18 / 06 / 1984 , Resmî Gazete : 18.06.1984 Sayı : 18435 , https :// www . resmigazete . gov . tr / arsiv / 18435 _ 1 . pdf . 52 Dışişleri Bakanlığının Kuruluş ve Görevleri Hakkında Kanun , Kanun No : 4009 Kabul
Tarihi : 24 / 06 / 1994 , ResmîGazete : 06.07.1994 Sayı : 21982 , https :// www . resmigazete . gov . tr / arsiv / 21982 . pdf . 53 Dışişleri Bakanlığının Kuruluş ve Görevleri Hakkında Kanun , Kanun No : 6004 Kabul
Tarihi : 07 / 07 / 2010 , ResmîGazete : 13.07.2010 Sayı : 27640 , https :// www . resmigazete . gov . tr / eskiler / 2010 / 07 / 20100713-3 . htm . 54 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Teşkilatı Hakkında Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kararnamesi , Kararname
Numarası : 1 , Resmî Gazete : 10.07.2018 , Sayı : 30474 , section 6 part 4 , https :// www . resmigazete . gov . tr / eskiler / 2018 / 07 / 20180710-1 . pdf . By the mentioned decree the accountability of the MFA was transferred from the Council of Ministers to the President of the Republic . 42