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Turkey reshuffles governors in 31 provinces

23 May 2014 18:44 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The Turkish government has carried out major governors reshuffle which included 31 provinces, according to the official Gazette on Friday, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The governors were replaced in 19 provinces including Adana, Afyonkarahisar, Ardahan, Bartin, Batman, Burdur, Edirne, Gumushane, Hakkari, Kars, Kastamonu, Manisa, Mardin, Ordu, Rize, Sakarya, Siirt, Tokat and Tunceli.

The governors of another 12 provinces have been assigned to serve in the headquarters in Ankara. The decree was published in the official Gazette on Friday.

Adana Governor Huseyin Avni Cos was reassigned to Sakarya province in western Turkey, according to the reshuffle. Abdurrahman Savas, governor of Manisa, where a mining disaster last week claimed lives of 301 workers in Soma town, was moved to the headquarters.

The latest governor assignments are the first major reshuffle after Interior Minister Efkan Ala assumed his current post on January after three ministers resigned over a corruption and bribery probe.