New governors in 41 provinces appointed: Official Gazette

New governors in 41 provinces appointed: Official Gazette

ISTANBUL- Reuters
New governors in 41 provinces appointed: Official Gazette

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan appointed new governors in 41 provinces, a presidential ruling in the Official Gazette showed on June 10. 

As part of the move, 23 governors were shuffled between provinces and 18 were newly appointed, the statement said.

Seventeen former governors were appointed as chief civil inspectors and one was appointed as a top advisor to Erdoğan. Turkey has 81 provinces.