page_title: Governor of Istanbul
hierarchical_section_title: Governor of Istanbul
caption_attribution_description: Map of the districts of İstanbul province in Turkey. Created by Rarelibra 20:58, 1 December 2006 (UTC) for public domain use, using MapInfo Professional v8.5 and various mapping resources. Further edited by One Homo Sapiens Effective 2009, shows new Arnavutköy, Ataşehir, Başakşehir, Beylikdüzü, Çekmeköy, Esenyurt, Sancaktepe, and Sultangazi districts. Elimination of Eminönü district, and boundary adjustments to Avcılar, Büyükçekmece, Çatalca, Esenler, Eyüp, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Kadıköy, Kartal, Küçükçekmece, Pendik, Silivri, Ümraniye, and Üsküdar districts. Source: İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi [ibb-gov-tr].
context_page_description: The Governor of Istanbul is the civil service state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Istanbul. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, the Governor of Istanbul is appointed by the Government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Istanbul. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Istanbul provincial police force and the Istanbul Gendarmerie.
context_section_description: The Governor of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Valiliği) is the civil service state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Istanbul. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, the Governor of Istanbul is appointed by the Government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Istanbul. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Istanbul provincial police force and the Istanbul Gendarmerie.
caption: Map of the Province of İstanbul, showing the provincial districts.
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