The governor of Bursa (Turkish: Bursa Valiliği) is the bureaucratic state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Bursa. Similar to the governors of the 80 other provinces of Turkey, the governor of Bursa is appointed by the government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Bursa. The governor is also the most senior commander of both the Bursa provincial police force and the Bursa Gendarmerie.

Appointment The governor of Bursa is appointed by the president of Turkey, who confirms the appointment after recommendation from the Turkish government. The Ministry of the Interior first considers and puts forward possible candidates for approval by the cabinet. The governor of Bursa is therefore not a directly elected position and instead functions as the most senior civil servant in the Province of Bursa.

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 Bursa, as a civil servant, may not have any close connections or prior experience in Bursa Province. It is not unusual for governors to alternate between several different provinces during their bureaucratic career.

Functions

The governor of Bursa 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 the Grand National Assembly 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 because of 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 local elections, 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 Bursa

+ Governors of Bursa No. Name Took office Left office 1 Hilmi Bey 14 April 1923 14 March 1924 2 Hasan Kemaleddin Gedeleç 24 March 1924 16 November 1926 3 Hüseyin Fatin Güvendiren 15 December 1926 17 June 1933 4 Zeynel Abidin Özmen 19 June 1933 28 May 1934 5 Fazlı Güleç 20 June 1934 19 August 1935 6 Refik Şefik Soyer 29 August 1935 25 May 1939 7 Refik Koraltan 7 June 1939 26 January 1942 8 Fazlı Güleç 10 February 1942 28 August 1945 9 Haşim İşcan 14 September 1945 1 August 1950 10 Mehmet Hilmi İncesulu 1 August 1950 8 December 1951 11 Cahit Ortaç 15 December 1951 12 December 1954 12 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil 16 December 1954 31 May 1960 13 Rasim Gökbel 1960 1960 14 Fehmi Albayrak (Askeri Vali) 31 May 1960 13 June 1960 15 Turgut Başkaya 13 June 1960 4 August 1960 16 Daniyal Yurdatapan 12 August 1960 13 October 1960 17 Enver Kuray 13 October 1960 11 October 1962 18 Fahrettin Akkutlu 1 November 1962 27 June 1964 19 Vefa Poyraz 29 June 1964 18 January 1966 20 Celalettin Ünseli 20 January 1966 1 May 1967 21 Ertuğrul Ünlüer 5 June 1967 15 September 1968 22 Enver Saatçigil 23 October 1968 9 June 1971 23 Sedat Tolga 9 July 1971 23 July 1975 24 Mehmet Karasarlıoğlu 24 July 1975 17 February 1978 25 Ziya Çoker 19 February 1978 12 September 1979 26 M.Zekai Gümüşdiş 10 October 1979 2 May 1988 27 Erdoğan Şahinoğlu 15 August 1988 16 July 1991 28 Erol Çakır 16 July 1991 17 February 1992 29 Mehmet Necati Çetinkaya 17 February 1992 September 1993 30 Rıdvan Yenişen September 1993 23 April 1996 31 M. Orhan Taşanlar 23 April 1996 30 September 1999 32 Ali Fuat Güven 4 October 1999 2003 33 Oğuz Kağan Köksal 2003 2005 34 Nihat Canpolat 2005 2007 35 Şahabettin Harput 2007 2013 36 Münir Karaloğlu 2013 201637İzzettin Küçük2016201838Yakup Canbolat2018202339Mahmut Demirtaş2023202440Erol Ayyıldız2024 -

See also Governor (Turkey) Bursa Province Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)

References

External links Biography of the Governor of Bursa