Şırnak governor Aktaş appointed new police chief of Turkey
Mehmet Aktaş, governor of southeastern Şırnak province, was appointed the head of the General Directorate of Security, after removing Celal Uzunkaya from the post, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 10:47 | 18 July 2019
- Modified Date: 10:48 | 18 July 2019
Turkey has appointed the governor of Şırnak province as the head of the country's Security General Directorate after removing Celal Uzunkaya from the post, the Interior Ministry said Thursday.
Mehmet Aktaş was assigned as the new police chief, the ministry said in a statement.
Ali Hamza Pehlivan, the governor of Bayburt province, was assigned as the new governor of Şırnak while Cüneyt Epcim, who had been serving as deputy governor of Hakkari province was named Bayburt governor.
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