Türkiye's first ever Armenian district governor to assume office

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For the first time in the history of the republic, an ethnic Armenian has become a district governor, Agos reported.

Berk Acar, who has been appointed as the governor of the Babadağ district in the western Deniz province, is set to assume office in the coming days to replace Adem Karataş, the former governor.

Acar, 27, graduated from the Sahakyan Nunyan Armenian Middle School and Işık High School. In 2020, he graduated from Bilgi University's Faculty of Law.

After completing his internship at the law office in İstanbul's Şişli district, he entered 110th term district governor exam in July 2021. He ranked 72nd among 13,374 candidates and became of the of the 475 people who were interviewed for the position. (HA/VK)