The following list is the list of mayors of Mersin, Turkey after the proclamation of Turkish republic [1] [2]
Period | Years | Mayor | Status of Mersin | Notes |
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Elected mayors | 1924-27 | Fuat Morel | Provincial center | |
1927-29 | Şevket Sümer | Provincial center | ||
1929-42 | Mitat Toroğlu | Provincial center | ||
1942-44 | Hakkı Deniz | Provincial center | ||
1944-47 | Fuat Morel | Provincial center | ||
1947-50 | Yusuf Kılınç | Provincial center | ||
1950-51 | Müfide İlhan | Provincial center | First woman mayor of Turkey | |
1951-54 | Fahri Merzeci | Provincial center | ||
1954-57 | Zeki Ayan | Provincial center | ||
1957-57 | Turgut Türkalp | Provincial center | ||
1957-60 | Zeki Ayan | Provincial center | Second time | |
Military rule | 1960-60 | Niyazi Bengisu | Provincial center | Appointed |
1960-60 | Avni Çırnaz | Provincial center | Appointed | |
1960-61 | Aziz Avman | Provincial center | Appointed | |
1962-62 | Bahri Erkmen | Provincial center | Appointed | |
1962-63 | Ömer Lütfi Hancıoğlu | Provincial center | Appointed | |
Elected mayors | 1963-68 | Zeki Ayan | Provincial center | Third time |
1968-74 | Muhittin Uyar | Provincial center | ||
1974-80 | Kaya Mutlu | Provincial center | ||
Military rule | 1980-81 | Fahri Öztürk | Provincial center | Appointed |
1980-81 | Ferruh Güven | Provincial center | Appointed | |
1982-83 | A. Nafiz Demiröz | Provincial center | Appointed | |
Elected mayors | 1983-89 | Okan Merzeci | Provincial center | |
1989-94 | Kaya Mutlu | Provincial center [3] | Second time | |
1994-97 | Okan Merzeci | Metropolitan center | Second time | |
1997-99 | Halil Kuriş | Metropolitan center | Acting | |
1999-2014 | Macit Özcan | Metropolitan center | ||
2014-2019 | Burhanettin Kocamaz | Metropolitan center | ||
2019-current | Vahap Seçer | Metropolitan center |
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