Governorship decree published
The decision regarding appointments made by the Presidency has been published in the Official Gazette; the decree includes governor appointments and removals.
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January 7, 2026 Wednesday's issue of the Official Gazette has been published.
In the published Official Gazette, with the signature of AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 7 governors were reassigned to the central office, and 12 governors' dutheir places of duty werechanged.
In Yalova, where three police officers were martyred in an ISIS attack, Governor Hülya Kaya was among those reassigned to the central office.
With the decision published under the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Düzce Governor Selçuk Arslan, Iğdır Governor Ercan Turan, Aksaray Governor Mehmet Ali Kumbuzoğlu, Yalova Governor Hülya Kaya, Eskişehir Governor Hüseyin Aksoy, Denizli Governor Ömer Faruk Çoşkun and Trabzon Governor Aziz Yıldırım were appointed as Governor-MÜlkiye Başmüfettishi was appointed as Chief Inspector. Additionally, Karaman Governor Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli was appointed as the Governor of Ardahan,while Çankırı Governor Mustafa Fırat Taşolar was appointed as the Governor of Iğdır, and Niğde Governor Cahit Çelik to the Governorship of Bingöl,Ağrı Governor Mustafa Koçto the Governorship of Giresun,Ardahan Governor Hayrettin Çiçek to the Governorship of Karaman,BingölGovernor Ahmet Hamdi Usta to the Governorship of Yalova,Kilis Governor Tamer Şahin to the Governorship of Trabzon, and Kırıkkale Governor Mehmet Makas to DTo the Düzce Governorship,Giresun Governor Mehmet Fatih Serdengeçtito the Osmaniye Governorship,Osmaniye Governor ErdinçYılmazto the Eskişehir Governorship, Adana Governor Yavuz Selim Köşgerto theDenizli Governorship, KarabükKarabük Governor Mustafa Yavuz to the Adana Governorship,to the Çankaya District GovernorMurat Duru to the Aksaray Governorship, and Sarıyer District Governor Ömer Kalaylıto the Kilis Governorship. Chief Civil Inspectorof the Ministry of InteriorChiefInspectorMinistry of Interior Hüseyin Engin Sarıibrahim to the Kırıkkale Governorship and Oktay Çağatay Karabük Governorshipto, İMinistry of Interior Personnel General Director Nedim Akmeşe to the Governorship of Niğde, Head of Training Department Hüseyin Çakırtaş to the Çankırı Governorship, and AFAD Vice President Önder Bozkurt was appointedas the Governor of Ağrı.
With this decision, the İzmir Provincial Directorof the Ministry of Family and Social Services, Melih Keleş, wasremoved from hisposition, and the İzmir Provincial Directorateofto the Aydın Provincial Director Abdullah Kömürcüoğlu, to the Aydın Provincial Directorate, and to Bilecik Provincial Director İlkay Türkoğlu was appointed. At the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Inspector Ersoy İşleyen was appointed Chief Inspectwas appointed to the position.
At the Ministry of Trade, Bartın Provincial Director of Trade Manager Erhan Özcan, Malatya Provincial Trade Director Manager Ahmet Demirbağ, Trabzon Provincial Trade Manager Kasım Tiryaki wdismissalwas carried out. Cihan Özbakır was appointedtothe Amasya Provincial Directorate of Trade,while the Erzurum Provincial Directorate of TradewasassignedHüseyin Yücel to the Gaziantep Trade Provincial Directorate,Burhan Kahraman to the position, Izmir Trade Provincial Directorate,to the Ministry of TradeInspectorMurtaza Çağrı Ergünen, Karabük Trade Provincial DDirectorateofGamze Aydın, to the Kastamonu Provincial Directorate of TradeDirectorateoftoİbrahim İriş, to the Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of Trade DirectorateDirectorateofto İbrahim Akbaş and Tunceli Provincial Directorate of TradeDirectorateofto Kayahan Topal was appointed.