List of Governors of Istanbul Province
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Following is a list of Governors of Istanbul in the Republican era. As of 2005, the number of governors of Istanbul province since the proclamation of Republic in 1923 reaches 19.
No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
1 | Mithat Bey | December 24, 1927 | July 11, 1928 |
2 | Muhittin Üstündağ | July 14, 1928 | December 4, 1938 |
3 | Lütfi Kırdar | December 5, 1938 | October 20, 1949 |
4 | Fahrettin Kerim Gökay | October 24, 1946 | November 26, 1957 |
5 | Mümtaz Tarhan | November 29, 1957 | May 11, 1958 |
6 | Ethem Yetkiner | May 14, 1958 | May 27, 1960 |
7 | Refik Tulga | May 27, 1960 | February 26, 1962 |
8 | Niyazı Akı | March 6, 1962 | January 18, 1966 |
9 | Vefa Poyraz | January 18, 1966 | June 2, 1973 |
10 | Namık Kemal Şentürk | June 26, 1973 | October 25, 1977 |
11 | İhsan Tekin | February 7, 1978 | April 9, 1979 |
12 | Orhan Erbuğ | May 29, 1979 | December 6, 1979 |
13 | Nevzat Ayaz | December 7, 1979 | January 18, 1988 |
14 | B. Cahit Bayar | January 18, 1988 | August 19, 1991 |
15 | Hayri Kozakçıoğlu | August 19, 1991 | November 1, 1995 |
16 | Rıdvan Yenişen | November 4, 1995 | July 24, 1997 |
17 | Kutlu Aktaş | July 24, 1997 | August 4, 1998 |
18 | Erol Çakır | August 6, 1998 | February 16, 2003 |
19 | Muammer Güler | February 17, 2003 | current |