Governor of Ardahan

Governor of Ardahan
*Ardahan Valiliği*
Governor of Ardahan; Ardahan Valiliği
	Logo of the Governor of Ardahan
	Incumbent; Ahmet Deniz; since May 23, 2014
Appointer	President of Turkey; On the recommendation of the Turkish government
Term length	No set term length or limit
Inaugural holder	Ali Rıza Ceylan; 1923
Website	Office of the Governor

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

Appointment

The Governor of Ardahan 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 Ardahan is therefore not a directly elected position and instead functions as the most senior civil servant in the Province of Ardahan.^[1]

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

Functions

The Governor of Ardahan 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.^[2]

List of Governors of Ardahan

References

^ "Valinin Görevleri Nelerdir ?". Büyüteç. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ "Vali". Türkçe Bilgi. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

External links

News items from the Governor of Ardahan

[1] "Valinin Görevleri Nelerdir ?". Büyüteç. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[2] "Vali". Türkçe Bilgi. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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v t e Governors of Ardahan
1923–1926	Ali Rıza Ceylan (1923–1925) Mehmet Eşref Sayit (1925–1926) Mehmet Hurşit Arkaya (1926–1926)
since 1992	Yener Ünlüer (1992–1994) Kutluay Öktem (1994–1996) Ali Güngör (1996–1997) Ayhan Nasuhbeyoğlu (1997–2000) Hasan Özdemir (2000–2001) Mustafa Yiğit (2001–2003) Aydın Güçlü (2003–2005) Murat Yıldırım (2005–2008) Selim Cebiroğlu (2008–2009) Mustafa Tekmen (2009–2012) Seyfettin Azizoğlu (2012–2014) Ahmet Deniz (2014–)