# Governor of Ardahan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Governor_of_Ardahan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Governor_of_Ardahan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Ardahan > Source revision: 1340693155 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Governor of a Turkish Province Governor of Ardahan Ardahan Valiliği Logo of the Governor of Ardahan Incumbent Hayrettin Çiçek since August 10, 2023 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 Map of the [Province of Ardahan](/source/Ardahan_Province), showing the provincial districts. The **Governor of Ardahan** ([Turkish](/source/Turkish_language): *Ardahan Valiliği*) is the [bureaucratic](/source/Civil_service) state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the [Province of Ardahan](/source/Ardahan_Province). Similar to the Governors of the 80 other [Provinces of Turkey](/source/Provinces_of_Turkey), the [Governor](/source/Governor_(Turkey)) of Ardahan is appointed by the [Government](/source/Turkish_Government) of [Turkey](/source/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](/source/Turkish_Gendarmerie). ## Appointment The Governor of Ardahan is appointed by the [President of Turkey](/source/President_of_Turkey), who confirms the appointment after recommendation from the [Turkish Government](/source/Turkish_Government). The [Ministry of the Interior](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Turkey)) 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](/source/Civil_service) 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 Main article: [Governor (Turkey) § Functions](/source/Governor_(Turkey)#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](/source/Grand_National_Assembly_of_Turkey) 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](/source/Turkish_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](/source/Elections_in_Turkey#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 This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2015) ## See also - [Governor (Turkey)](/source/Governor_(Turkey)) - [Ardahan Province](/source/Ardahan_Province) - [Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Turkey)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Valinin Görevleri Nelerdir ?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220328035326/https://www.buyutec.net/159-valinin-gorevleri-nelerdir/). Büyüteç. Archived from [the original](http://www.buyutec.net/159-valinin-gorevleri-nelerdir/) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Vali"](http://www.turkcebilgi.com/vali#bilgi). Türkçe Bilgi. Retrieved 30 June 2015. ## External links - [News items from the Governor of Ardahan](https://web.archive.org/web/20150526231936/http://www.ardahan.gov.tr/default_B1.aspx?content=1002) 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 (2014–2016) İbrahim Özefe (2016–2017) Mehmet Emin Bilmez (2017–2019) Mustafa Masatlı (2019–2020) Hüseyin Öner (2020–2023) Hayrettin Çiçek (2023–2026) Mehmet Fatih Çiçekli (2026–) v t e Governors in Turkey Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Aksaray Amasya Ankara Antalya Ardahan Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bartın Batman Bayburt Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Düzce Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkâri Hatay Iğdır Isparta İstanbul İzmir Kahramanmaraş Karabük Karaman Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kilis Kırıkkale Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Mardin Mersin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Osmaniye Rize Sakarya Samsun Siirt Sinop Sivas Şanlıurfa Şırnak Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Uşak Van Yalova Yozgat Zonguldak --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Governor of Ardahan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Ardahan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Ardahan?action=history)). 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