Davut Gül is a Turkish bureaucrat and the current Governor of Istanbul.[2]
He graduated from Near East University's Department of International Relations. He started his political career as a candidate for Kaymakam (English: District governor) in Gaziantep.
In 2009 he won the "Martyr Kaymakam Ersin Ateş" award for "District Governor of the Year". In 2015 he was assigned to the Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Local Administrations head of department.[2]