List of Governors of Istanbul
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The following is a list of Governors of Istanbul in the Republican era.
| 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 Muammer Güler Muammer Güler is a Turkish civil servant and was previously the governor of Istanbul Province.-Biography:Güler was born in Mardin, Turkey. He completed his primary education in Ankara and graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ankara in 1972. Güler began his career as candidate... |
February 17, 2003 | March 31, 2010 |
| 20 | Hüseyin Avni Mutlu | March 31, 2010 | current |