List of Governors of Istanbul Province
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Following is a list of Governors of Istanbul in the Republican era. As of 2005, the number of governors of Istanbul province since the proclamation of Republic in 1923 reaches 19.
| 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 | February 17, 2003 | current |
