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Turkish Authorities Reshuffle Governors of 41 Provinces

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Governors of 41 of 81 Turkey's provinces, including such major provinces as Aydın, Denizli, Eskisehir, Malatya, Sakarya and Van, were changed under the issued decree, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Turkish authorities have issued a decree changing governors of 41 of 81 country's provinces, local media reported Wednesday.

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The Hurriyet Daily News newspaper reported on the reshuffle citing the officially published decree agreed upon by the country's government and approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The governors of such major provinces as Aydın, Denizli, Eskisehir, Malatya, Sakarya and Van were changed under the decree, the newspaper added.

The media outlet added that 20 governors were relocated to the central office under the reshuffle of regional authorities.

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