Published in the Official Gazette! Police Chiefs of 39 Provinces Have Been Replaced.
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The appointment decisions published with the signature of President Erdoğan have brought about changes in the police force. The police chiefs of 39 provinces were replaced, four individuals were appointed to senior management positions, and 24 police chiefs were directly recalled to headquarters.
Extensive personnel changes have been made within the police force. According to the supplementary list of the appointment decision dated September 17, 2026, and numbered 2026/316, the police chiefs of numerous provinces have been replaced, and some high-ranking police officials have been appointed to new positions. The list did not include a new appointment for the Konya Provincial Police Department.
The General Directorate of Security's appointment decree has been published in the Official Gazette. With this decree, the police chiefs of 39 provinces were changed, while the chiefs of 24 provinces were recalled to headquarters. In these appointments, where heads of central departments and police chief inspectors were deployed to the field, the names of those appointed to head critical units considered the backbone of the police force, from Sm…
The Decree on Police Chiefs has been published in the Official Gazette. According to the decree, there have been changes in 69 provinces. The Police Chiefs of 39 provinces have been replaced, while the chiefs of 24 provinces have been recalled to headquarters.
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