List of mayors of Ankara

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This is a list of mayors of Ankara , Turkey in the Republican era.

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Governors as mayors (1924–1960)

Military rule (1960–1963)

After the coup d'état on May 27, 1960, the military appointed mayors until 1963.

Elected mayors (1963–1980)

The municipality act of July 27, 1963, enabled the election of the mayor. The polls held on November 17, 1963, were the first regional elections to elect the mayor.

Military rule (1980–1984)

After the coup d'état on September 12, 1980, the military appointed mayors until 1984.

With the act of December 4, 1981, the municipality of some big cities in Turkey was reorganized to meet the changed requirements.

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (1984–present)

On March 8, 1984, the metropolitan municipality act was put into force.

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
24 No image.png Mehmet Altınsoy
(1924–2007)		26 March 198426 March 19895 years, 0 days ANAP
25 Murat Karayalcin (portrait).jpg Murat Karayalçın
(born 1943)		26 March 198921 September 19939 years, 179 days SHP
26 No image.png Vedat Aydın  [ tr ]
(1955–2020)		21 September 199327 March 1994187 days SHP
27 Melih Gokcek.jpg Melih Gökçek
(born 1948)		27 March 199427 October 201723 years, 214 days RP/FP
(until 2001)		Re-elected four times (in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014). Resigned at the request of AK Party and incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. [2]
AK Party
(from 2001)
28 Mustafa Tuna.png Mustafa Tuna
(born 1957)		6 November 20178 April 20191 year, 153 days AK Party Elected by the city council. [3] [4]
29 Mansur Yavas, 2019 (cropped).png Mansur Yavaş
(born 1955)		8 April 2019Incumbent4 years, 278 days CHP Elected in the 2019 election.

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References

  1. ↑ Official website of District Kemah Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
  2. ↑ "Melih Gökçek istifa etti!". Sözcü (in Turkish). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Mustafa Tuna kimdir? Yeni Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı nerelidir?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 6 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Mustafa Tuna kimdir?". BBC Türköe (in Turkish). 6 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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