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The Interior Ministry has dispatched an extensive array of security measures, encompassing the assignment of a large number of law enforcement units, to the governor's offices of the country's all 81 provinces ahead of the local elections on March 31, Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced.

As Türkiye grapples with the cold wave coming from Iceland, the Turkish State Meteorological Service has warned of heavy snowfall in 23 out of all 81 provinces, with temperatures expected to plummet in the coming days and heavy rains to continue to lash coastal and southeastern regions of the country.

Famed actress Tamer Karadağlı assumes the role of general manager at the Turkish State Theaters (DT), while Okay Memiş, the governor of Erzurum, steps into the chairmanship of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), according to the announcement in the Official Gazette.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made new governor appointments in 57 of all 81 provinces early on Aug. 10 with a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named three deputy governors to the central bank, the country's official gazette said on Friday, a day after the bank vowed to continue gradual monetary tightening and raised its end-2023 inflation forecast.

Erol Ayyıldız, the governor of the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir, has been appointed to the position of General Director of Police.

According to the decision, Ayyıldız was chosen to fill the vacant post following the appointment of former police chief Mehmet Aktaş as deputy interior minister.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has finalized the appointment of 68 deputy ministers to serve in the newly formed cabinet following the May 14 elections.

The appointment decision, signed by Erdoğan, was published in the Official Gazette on June 22.

"The Council of Ministers receives applications for the resignation of regional governors and deputy regional governors from all over the country. The action is unprecedented and puts to the test the fulfillment of the legal obligations of the executive power." This was announced by the press service of the Ministry of Justice on Monday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed İbrahim Kalın as the new head of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), the Communications Directorate announced late on June 5.

One person remains missing in the aftermath of disastrous floods that struck northern Türkiye on June 5 and claimed the lives of two individuals, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has announced, noting that search and rescue works are underway.