[8] As the current Governor of the province, Ahmet Hamdi Usta was appointed by the president in August 2023.

[15][16] Its population is majority Sunni, conservative and many adhere to the Naqshbandi order.

[20] Bingöl Province was part of Bitlis Vilayet during the Ottoman era as Genç Sanjak and had a population of 36,011 in the 1881-1882 census.

[5] In December 1935 the Tunceli Law was passed which demanded a more powerful government in the region.

All the employees in the municipalities were to be from the military and the Governor Commander had the authority to evacuate whole villages and resettle them in other parts of the province.

[28] in 1946 the Tunceli Law was abolished and the state of emergency removed but the authority of the fourth UM was transferred to the military.