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