Vasip Şahin (born 1964) is a Turkish civil servant. Currently, he serves as the Governor of Ankara Province.

Vasip Şahin
38th Governor of Ankara
Assumed office
November 6, 2018
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byErcan Topaca
21st Governor of İstanbul
In office
September 25, 2014 – November 1, 2018
PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byHüseyin Avni Mutlu
Succeeded byAli Yerlikaya
37th Governor of Malatya
In office
August 31, 2012 – September 24, 2014
PresidentAbdullah Gül
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded byUlvi Saran
Succeeded bySüleyman Kamçı
6th Governor of Düzce
In office
June 7, 2010 – August 17, 2012
PresidentAbdullah Gül
Preceded byBülent Kılınç
Succeeded byAdnan Yılmaz
Personal details
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Bayburt, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party
Alma materIstanbul University
OccupationCivil servant

Life

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He was born in Bayburt in 1964. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Erzincan. In 1985, Şahin graduated from Faculty of Law in Istanbul University.[1]

Vasip Şahin is married, and is father of three.[1]

Career

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He began his civil servant career as a district governor candidate in Erzincan in June 1986. He was sent to the United Kingdom for further studies for one year in 1987. Upon returning home, he served as district governor in Küre, Kastamonu, Pütürge, Malatya, Mudurnu, Bolu, Kızılcahamam, Ankara, and then as deputy province governor in Muş and Düzce.[1]

In 2003, Şahin was appointed legal advisor at the Ministry of the Interior and department head at the General Directoriate of Civil Defence. He served as deputy general manager and later as general manager of the Provincial Administration between 2005 and 2010.[1]

Vasip Şahin became province governor in Düzce in 2010 serving until 2012. His next post was governor of Malatya. On September 15, 2014, he was appointed governor of Istanbul Province. He took of on September 25.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "İstanbul Valisi Vasip Şahin'in Özgeçmişi" (in Turkish). İstanbul Valiliği. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Ankara
8 November 2018 – present
Succeeded by
incumbent