Governor of Adana

Governor of Adana Adana Valiliği
Logo of the Governor of Adana
Incumbent Mustafa Büyük 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	Ziya Paşa 1878
Website	Office of the Governor

Map of the Province of Adana, showing the provincial districts.

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

Appointment

The Governor of Adana 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 Adana is therefore not a directly elected position and instead functions as the most senior civil servant in the Province of Adana.^[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 Adana, as a civil servant, may not have any close connections or prior experience in Adana Province. It is not unusual for Governors to alternate between several different Provinces during their bureaucratic career.

Functions

Main article: Governor (Turkey) § Functions

The Governor of Adana 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] A list of formal duties are as follows:

To oversee the implementation of government legislation, decisions and constitutional requirements within the Province of Adana
To preside over provincial ceremonies and celebrations during national holidays.
To ensure that government legislation is compatible with all institutions that it affects within Adana.
To both supervise and re-organise local government institutions if necessary.
To command both the provincial police and Gendarmerie forces.
To take decisions to limit civil disobedience and maintain peace and security.
To adjust the remit of public institutions if necessary.

List of Governors of Adana

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References

↑ "Valinin Görevleri Nelerdir ?". Büyüteç. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "Vali". Türkçe Bilgi. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
↑ "Adana Valileri". Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

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Governors of Adana

Mehmet Nuri Conker (1920)
Muhittin Akyüz (1922)
Selahattin Adil (1922–1923)
Hilmi Uran (1923–1925)
Reşat Mimaroğlu (1925–1927)
Müştak Lütfi Gürsan (1928–1929)
Mehmet Vehbi Demirel (1929–1932)
Mümtaz Bey (1932–1934)
Tevfik Hadi Baysal (1934–1939)
Kudret Kurtoğlu (1939–1939)
Faik Üstün (1939–1942)
Ali Akif Eyidoğan (1942–1946)
Mehmet Zühtü Durukan (1946–1950)
Ahmet Kınık (1959–1953)
Adil Baysal (1953)
Cemalettin Dinç (1953–1955)
Kazım Arat (1955–1957)
Mehmet Hilmi İncesulu (1957–1959)
Turhan Kapanlı (1959–1960)
Gafur Soylu (1960)
Mukadder Öztekin (1960–1966)
Ömer Lütfi Hancıoğlu (1966–1970)
Ali Rıza Aydos (1970–1971)
Osman Meriç (1971–1971)
Nezih Okuş (1972–1974)
Alaettin Hüsnü Öskiper (1974–1975)
Lütfi Fikret Tuncel (1975–1978)
Tahir Gençağa (1978)
Aydemir Ceylan (1979)
Metin Dirimtekin (1979–1980)
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu (1980–1983)
Erdoğan Şahinoğlu (1983–1988)
Fevzi Yetkiner (1988–1989)
Recep Birsin Özen (1989–1992)
Bekir Aksoy (1992–1993)
Naci Parmaksız (1993–1995)
Oğuz Kağan Köksal (1995–2003)
Kemal Önal (2003–2004)
Mustafa Cahit Kıraç (2004–2007)
İlhan Atış (2007–2011)
Hüseyin Avni Coş (2011–2014)
Mustafa Büyük (2014–)

Governors in Turkey

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