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386 NEWSLETTER 2018 • Communication Department • Secretary General of the National Security Council • Presidency of National Intelligence Organization • Presidency of National Palaces Administration • Directorate of Defense Industry • Directorate of Strategy and Budget • Turkish Wealth Fund The Turkish General Staff of the Armies in the first list, and formed by this Presidential Decree, was affiliated with the Ministry of National Defense by Presidential Decree numbered 4. In addition, together with the Presidential Decree, the Digital Transformation Office, the Financial Office, the Human Resources Office and the Investment Office, that own special budgets, with seper- ate public legal entities, and administrative and financial autonomies affiliated with the Presidency, were established to fulfill the duties assigned to them. Presidential Decree numbered 3 regarding the Appointment Procedures for Senior Public Administrators and Public Institutions and Organizations Presidential Decree numbered 3 divides senior official posi- tions into two tables. Appointments in positions specified in Table I attached to Presidential Decree, such as Head of Religious Affairs, National Intelligence Organization, Defense Industry, Social Security Institution, Deputy Ministers and Governors, are made at the discre- tion of the President. Appointments in positions specified in Table II, such as Deputy General Managers, Heads of Revenue Administration Departments, Members of the Public Economic Enterprise Board of Directors, Head of Provincial Treasurer, Provincial Police Chiefs, Provincial Muftis, Deputy Governors and District Governors, on the other hand, are made through the approval of the President upon the proposal of the relevant Ministry.