Davut Gül Explained

Davut Gül
Office:Governor of Istanbul
President:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Term Start:5 June 2023[1]
Predecessor:Ali Yerlikaya
Office1:Governor of Gaziantep
Term Start1:27 October 2018
Term End1:5 June 2023
Predecessor1:Ali Yerlikaya
Office2:Governor of Sivas
Term Start2:9 June 2016
Term End2:27 October 2018
Predecessor2:Alim Barut
Successor2:Salih Ayhan

Davut Gül is a Turkish bureaucrat and the current Governor of Istanbul.[2]

He graduated from Near East University's Department of International Relations. He started his political career as a candidate for Kaymakam (English: District governor) in Gaziantep.

In 2009 he won the "Martyr Kaymakam Ersin Ateş" award for "District Governor of the Year". In 2015 he was assigned to the Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Local Administrations head of department.

References

  1. Web site: 2023-06-05 . ATAMA KARARLARI - Cumhurbaşkanlığından: Karar: 2023/287 . APPOINTMENT DECISIONS - From the Presidency: Decision: 2023/287 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606182541/https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2023/06/20230606-1.pdf . 2023-06-06 . 2023-06-06 . . 2 . tr.
  2. News: 2023-06-05 . Davut Gül, İstanbul Valisi oldu . tr . Davut Gül becomes Governor of Istanbul . . live . 2023-06-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606183123/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2023/gundem/davut-gul-istanbul-valisi-oldu-7705480/ . 2023-06-06.