Well, what will happen to the governors?

The president will be elected by popular vote, but the governors who represent the elected president in provinces are “appointed.”

How will that happen? This could also be worded as such: “If Turkey is transforming into a new order with a president elected by popular vote … If this is the first step of the governance model that is to be elected by popular vote starting from the top … Then what will happen to the appointed governors who are administratively above elected mayors?”

Or, we could ask, “Who will represent the elected president in the provinces, the appointed governor or elected mayor?”

One letter is enough for an investigation: Imagine, the governor can send a letter to the Interior Ministry about the elected mayor of the same province. Investigations start, and maybe an arrest comes later…

Imagine, there is ongoing construction right next to your house. They make a lot of noise from early in the morning to midnight. They would not care whether it is a Saturday or Sunday or whether there are sick people around. You phone the municipality, they answer you, “That jurisdiction belongs to the office of the governor.”

The governor is not elected… Would you expect him/her to pay as much attention as an elected mayor?
Of course we have very good governors; nevertheless, being elected to a position is fundamental of any public service.

Imagine the mayor is responsible for mass transportation of the residents of the city. But managing the traffic is the work of the security department under the office of the governor.

If the traffic police were under the mayor, I wonder if there would be this same amount of chaos. Health services and...