The Governor of Ankara ( Turkish: ''Ankara Valiliği'') is the

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state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Ankara. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other

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, the

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of Ankara is appointed by the

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and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Ankara. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Ankara provincial police force and the Ankara Gendarmerie. The incumbent governor, Vasip Şahin, was appointed on November 6, 2018.

Appointment

The Governor of Ankara is appointed by the

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, who confirms the appointment after recommendation from the

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. The

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first considers and puts forward possible candidates for approval by the cabinet. The Governor of Ankara is therefore not a directly elected position and instead functions as the most senior civil servant in the Province of Ankara.

Term limits

The Governor is not limited by any term limits and does not serve for a set length of time. Instead, the Governor serves at the pleasure of the Government, which can appoint or reposition the Governor whenever it sees fit. Such decisions are again made by the cabinet of Turkey. The Governor of Ankara, as a civil servant, may not have any close connections or prior experience in Ankara Province. It is not unusual for Governors to alternate between several different Provinces during their bureaucratic career.

Functions

The Governor of Ankara has both bureaucratic functions and influence over local government. The main role of the Governor is to oversee the implementation of decisions by government ministries, constitutional requirements and legislation passed by

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within the provincial borders. The Governor also has the power to reassign, remove or appoint officials a certain number of public offices and has the right to alter the role of certain public institutions if they see fit. Governors are also the most senior public official within the Province, meaning that they preside over any public ceremonies or provincial celebrations being held due to a national holiday. As the commander of the provincial police and Gendarmerie forces, the Governor can also take decisions designed to limit civil disobedience and preserve public order. Although mayors of municipalities and councillors are elected during

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, the Governor has the right to re-organise or to inspect the proceedings of local government despite being an unelected position.

List of governors of Ankara

* Yahya Galip Kargı (1919–1923) * Murat Bey (1923) * Mehmet Atıf Tüzün (1923–1925) * Mehmet Akif Bey (1925–1929) *

Nevzat Tandoğan Abdullah Nevzat Tandoğan (1894 – 9 July 1946) was the fourth mayor and governor of Ankara serving between 1929 and 1946. He committed suicide upon a political scandal he was involved in. Early life and career Abdullah Nevzat was born into a ...

(1929–1946) * Osman Sabri Adal (1946) * İzzettin Çağpar (1946–1948) * Mehmet Avni Doğan (1948–1950) * Necati İlter (1950–1952) * Kemal Aygün (1952–1955) * Cemal Göktan (1955–1957) * Kemal Aygün (1957–1958) * Abdullah Dilaver Argun (1958–1960) * İrfan Baştuğ (Askeri vali) (1960) * İhsan Orgun (Askeri vali) (1960–1961) * Nuri Teoman (1961–1962) * Enver Kuray (1962–1966) * Ali Celalettin Coşkun (1966–1968) *

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(vekil) (1968) * Ömer Naci Bozkurt (1968–1970) * Ömer Naci Bozkurt (vekil) (1970) * Ali Rıza Yaradanakul (1970–1971) * Şerif Tüten (1971–1975) * Ömer Naci Bozkurt (1975) * Mustafa Gönül (vekil) (1975–1976) * Durmuş Yalçın (1976–1978) *

(1978–1979) *

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(1979–1980) * Mustafa Gönül (1980–1984) * Cahit Bayar (1984–1988) * Saffet Arıkan Bedük (1988–1991) * Erdoğan Şahinoğlu (1991–1999) * Yahya Gür (1999–2004) * Kemal Önal (2004–2010) * Alaaddin Yüksel (2010–2014) * Mehmet Kılıçlar (2014–2016) * Ercan Topaca (2016-2018) * Vasip Şahin (2018-)

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