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 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Ercan Topaca |
| 21st Governor of İstanbul | |
| In office September 25, 2014 – November 1, 2018 | |
| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Hüseyin Avni Mutlu |
| Succeeded by | Ali Yerlikaya |
| 37th Governor of Malatya | |
| In office August 31, 2012 – September 24, 2014 | |
| President | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Ulvi Saran |
| Succeeded by | Süleyman Kamçı |
| 6th Governor of Düzce | |
| In office June 7, 2010 – August 17, 2012 | |
| President | Abdullah Gül |
| Preceded by | Bülent Kılınç |
| Succeeded by | Adnan Yılmaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Bayburt, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Life
editHe 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
editHe 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]