[1] The purpose of the ministry was to support and improve the underdeveloped villages.
The founder of the ministry was Lebit Yurdoğlu, who was the first minister.
The directorate Road Water Electricity was a sub unit of the ministry.
[2] The ministry continued for 20 years and it was merged to the Ministry of Agriculture on 13 December 1983 during the formation of the 45th government of Turkey.
But on 14 June 2011 during the formation of the 61st government of Turkey the phrase "Village Affairs" was dropped and the ministry was renamed "Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock".