A series of appointments within Turkish provincial governorships and the General Directorate of Security were published in the Official Gazette today.
With the approval of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Emniyet Genel Müdürü (General Director of Security) Mahmut Demirtaş was reassigned to a role within the Ministry of Interior. Nevşehir Valisi (Governor) Ali Fidan has been appointed as the new Emniyet Genel Müdürü.
The appointments also include a change in leadership for Ankara. Ankara Valisi Vasip Şahin has been appointed as the President of the Turkey Human Rights and Equality Agency (TİHEK). Aydın Valisi Yakup Canbolat will assume the governorship of Ankara.
Further provincial changes include the appointments of Adıyaman Valisi Osman Varol to Aydın, İstanbul Güngören Kaymakamı (District Governor) Abdullah Küçük to Adıyaman and Göç İdaresi Başkanı (Director General of Migration Management) Hüseyin Kök to Nevşehir.
Within the Ministry of Interior, Mehmet Gökhan Zengin has been appointed as the General Director of Personnel, and Mehmet Levent Kepçeli as the General Director of Population and Citizenship Affairs.
Changes within the General Directorate of Security
Ankara İl Emniyet Müdürü (Provincial Police Chief) Engin Dinç, Mersin İl Emniyet Müdürü İdris Yılmaz, and Siirt İl Emniyet Müdürü Necmettin Öztürk have all been reassigned to the General Directorate of Security.
New appointments to provincial police chief positions include Maksut Yüksek to Ankara, Necmettin Koç to Konya, Fahri Aktaş to Mersin, Adnan Karayel to Manisa, Aydın Karan to Elazığ, Tuncay Pekin to Yozgat, and Mehmet Özdemir to Siirt.
Füsun Arslantosun and Alper Görkem Aksu have been appointed as Deputy Secretaries General within the National Security Council General Secretariat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the new Emniyet Genel Müdürü?
Ali Fidan, previously the Valisi of Nevşehir, has been appointed as the new Emniyet Genel Müdürü.
What changes were made to provincial governorships?
Several governorships were changed, including appointments to Aydın, Adıyaman, and Nevşehir, as well as a change in the governorship of Ankara.
What happened to the previous Emniyet Genel Müdürü?
Mahmut Demirtaş was reassigned to a role within the Ministry of Interior.
How these changes will impact security and administrative operations remains to be seen, but further developments are likely as the new appointees take office.
