The governor of İzmir (Turkish: İzmir Valiliği) is the bureaucratic state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the province of İzmir. Similar to the governors of the 80 other provinces of Turkey, the governor of İzmir is appointed by the government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within İzmir. The governor is also the most senior commander of both the İzmir provincial police force and the İzmir Gendarmerie.
Appointment The governor of İzmir 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 İzmir is therefore not a directly elected position and instead functions as the most senior civil servant in the Province of İzmir.
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 İzmir, as a civil servant, may not have any close connections or prior experience in İzmir Province. It is not unusual for governors to alternate between several different provinces during their bureaucratic career.
Functions
The governor of İzmir 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 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 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 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 İzmir +Governors of İzmirNo.NameTook officeLeft office1Ferit Paşa7 February 19092 May 19092Kazım Paşa2 May 190917 September 19093M. Muhtar Paşa17 September 19092 October 19104N. Nazım Paşa16 October 191021 January 19115Ahmet Reşit Bey18 August 191217 October 1912(4)N. Nazım Paşa23 January 191319 September 19136Rahmi Arslan29 September 191313 October 19177H. Tahsin Uzer9 January 191828 November 19188Nurettin Paşa26 January 191922 March 19199Ahmet İzzet Bey23 March 1919...............10Cavit Bey1 May 192026 September 192011Macit Bey26 September 1920...............12Mustafa Abdülhalik Renda11 September 19228 August 192313Hüseyin Aziz Akyürek28 August 192321 July 192414Kazım Dirik27 March 19267 August 193515Fazlı Güleç9 August 193517 March 193916İbrahim Etem Aykut29 May 19393 June 194017Fuat Tuksal5 August 194023 May 194218Mustafa Sabri Öney3 July 194228 December 194319Şefik Refik Soyer26 January 194431 January 194820Osman Sabri Adal19 February 194830 November 195121Muzaffer Tuğsavul28 January 195215 May 1952(20)Osman Sabri Adal16 June 19526 September 195222Muzaffer Göksenin7 September 19532 October 195423Kemal Hadımlı16 December 195427 May 196024Burhanettin Uluç11 June 19607 November 196125Enver Saatçıgil17 March 196220 June 196426Niyazi Dalokay20 June 19648 September 196427Namık Kemal Şentürk4 December 196422 June 197328Mehmet Raşit Bilgegörün23 June 197315 December 197429Orhan Erbuğ16 December 19742 July 197530Mustafa Uygur15 July 19758 December 197531Turgut Eğilmez6 January 197619 September 197732Necdet Calp11 February 197811 December 197933Nazmi Çengelci11 December 19798 January 198134Hüseyin Öğütçen8 January 198110 February 198435Vecdi Gönül13 February 198411 January 198836Nevzat Ayaz23 January 198817 October 198937Kutlu Aktaş21 April 199023 July 199738Erol Çakır24 July 199713 August 199839Kemal Nehrozoğlu14 August 199830 May 200040Alaaddin Yüksel9 August 200017 February 200341Yusuf Ziya Göksu19 February 200316 July 200542Oğuz Kağan Köksal29 July 20059 March 200743Mustafa Cahit Kıraç20 March 200721 May 201344Mustafa Toprak31 May 201310 June 201645Erol Ayyıldız10 June 201618 June 202046Yavuz Selim Köşger9 June 202018 August 202347Süleyman Elban18 August 2023Incumbent
See also Governor (Turkey) İzmir Province Ministry of the Interior (Turkey) List of mayors of İzmir
References
External links Biography of the Governor of İzmir