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.
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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
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