The Governor of Sakarya (Turkish: Sakarya Valiliği) is the bureaucratic state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Sakarya. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, the Governor of Sakarya is appointed by the Government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Sakarya. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Sakarya provincial police force and the Sakarya Gendarmerie.