A total of 201 individuals, including prosecutors and investigative officers, have applied for the second special appointment at the Major Crimes Investigation Agency, which is set to launch next month.
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety's preparation team for the agency announced on September 21 that the application period for the second special appointment, which targeted prosecutors and staff from the prosecution service, ran from September 15 to 20.
Eligible applicants included prosecutors, public officials in the 7th grade or higher in the prosecution and narcotics investigation divisions, as well as general public officials in fields such as IT and telecommunications. Among the second round of applicants, the number of prosecutors is reported to be limited to 10.
In the first round of special appointments held last month, 2,376 individuals applied, but 615 later withdrew their applications, resulting in a final count of 1,761 applicants. Approximately 100 prosecutors initially applied, but some withdrew, leaving around 90 in the final count.
Combining both the first and second rounds, the total number of applicants stands at 1,962, which accounts for 68.3% of the agency's total authorized personnel of 2,874.
Given the imminent launch, the preparation team did not establish a separate withdrawal period for the second round of applications.
By the end of this month, candidates for special appointments will be selected based on their preferred work locations, experience, and expertise, with appointments scheduled to occur in line with the agency's opening on October 2.
The preparation team plans to fill any remaining positions not covered by the first and second special appointments through competitive recruitment, targeting professionals such as police officers, lawyers, accountants, and cyber technology and financial analysis experts.
According to the provisions of the Major Crimes Investigation Agency Act, public officials from the prosecution service and the Public Prosecution Service can be specially appointed to the agency until April 30 of next year.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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