Turkey’s Erdogan names 39 new provincial governors

Turkey’s Erdogan names 39 new provincial governors
39 governors were appointed by the Turkish president. (AFP)
Updated 27 October 2018
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Turkey’s Erdogan names 39 new provincial governors

Turkey’s Erdogan names 39 new provincial governors
  • Former Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin was appointed to the capital Ankara
  • Former governor for the southeastern province of Gaziantep, Ali Yerlikaya, was appointed to Istanbul

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed new governors to 39 of the country’s 81 provinces, a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette showed on Saturday.
Former Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin was appointed to the capital Ankara and the former governor for the southeastern province of Gaziantep, Ali Yerlikaya, was appointed to Istanbul.