Vahdettin Özkan (born 1968) is a
Turkish
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bureaucrat who has served as the
46th Governor of Isparta since August 2013, having been appointed by President
Abdullah Gül on the recommendation of the
Turkish Government
The Government of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Hükûmeti) is the national government of Turkey. It is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative democracy and a constitutional republic within a pluriform multi-party ...
. He previously served as the
10th
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Governor of Şırnak
The Governor of Şırnak (Turkish: ''Şırnak Valiliği'') is the bureaucratic state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Şırnak. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, ...
from 2010 to 2013. He is a former ''
Kaymakam'' (Sub-Governor of a
district).
Early life
Born in 1968 in
Muş, he graduated from
Istanbul University
, image = Istanbul_University_logo.svg
, image_size = 200px
, latin_name = Universitas Istanbulensis
, motto = tr, Tarihten Geleceğe Bilim Köprüsü
, mottoeng = Science Bridge from Past to the Future
, established = 1453 1846 1933
...
Faculty of Political Science in 1989. He subsequently became a
Kaymakam candidate in
Bingöl from 1990 to 1993.
Bureaucratic career
Özkan became the
Kaymakam of
Ilıca, in
Erzurum Province in 1993 and served until 1995. He later served as the Kaymakam for
Bahçesaray in
Van Province from 1995 to 1997, after which he was appointed
Deputy Governor of Van and served until 2000. Between 2003 and 2004, he served
Deputy Governor of Diyarbakır. After briefly working at the
Ministry of the Interior between 2004 and 2006, he was appointed the
10th
10 (ten) is the even natural number following 9 and preceding 11. Ten is the base of the decimal numeral system, by far the most common system of denoting numbers in both spoken and written language. It is the first double-digit number. The rea ...
Governor of Şırnak
The Governor of Şırnak (Turkish: ''Şırnak Valiliği'') is the bureaucratic state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Şırnak. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, ...
in 2010 and served until 2013. He was then re-appointed as the
46th Governor of Isparta.
See also
*
Governor (Turkey)
In Turkey, a governor ( Turkish: ''Vali'') is an official responsible for the implementation of legislation, constitutional and government decisions in individual provinces. There are 81 governors in Turkey, one for each province, appointed cerem ...
*
List of Turkish civil servants
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Living
Jurists
Politicians and diplomats
Others
Deceased
See also
*List of Turkish people
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References
External links
Website of the Governor of IspartaWebsite of the Governor of Şırnak
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ozkan, Vahdettin
Living people
People from Muş
Turkish politicians
1968 births
Turkish civil servants