Mustafa Tuna | |
---|---|
![]() | |
28th Mayor of Ankara | |
In office 6 November 2017 –8 April 2019 | |
Preceded by | Melih Gökçek |
Succeeded by | Mansur Yavaş |
Mayor of Sincan | |
In office 29 March 2009 –6 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Hasan Altın |
Succeeded by | Murat Ercan |
Member of the Grand National Assembly (22nd Parliament) | |
In office 14 November 2002 –23 July 2007 | |
Constituency | Ankara (2002) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Şarkışla,Sivas Province,Turkey |
Political party | Justice and Development Party (AKP) |
Spouse | Peykan Tuna (m. 1989) |
Alma mater | Istanbul Technical University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Environmental engineer |
Mustafa Tuna (born 1957) is a Turkish engineer, academic, and politician, who served as the 28th mayor of Ankara between November 2017 and April 2019.
Mustafa Tuna was born in Şarkışla, Sivas Province, Turkey, in 1957. He attended Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ), graduating with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1980 and a master's degree in environmental engineering in 1982. Between 1982 and 1983, he received training in the United States. [1] [2]
In 1995, he received a doctoral degree from the Faculty of Science at the İTÜ upon his thesis "Cost Index of Wastewater treatment Facilities and Discharge-Cost Relations". Tuna was endowed with the title "Associate Professor" of the scientific discipline "Water Pollution and Its Control" by the interuniversity board in 1998. In parallel with his practical works in the industry, he carried on his academic studies in environmental technology, infrastructure planning and engineering economics. [1] [2] He has a number of scientific publications, both in Turkey and internationally. He received a promotional publication award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for his international papers. He was designated jury member for postgraduate thesis in his discipline. Tuna took part in many scientific workshops, conferences, symposiums and meetings in and outside the country. [1] [2]
Tuna served as the founding chairman of the "İTÜ Alumni Education Foundation". He is a member of the Chamber of Civil Engineers and Turkish representative at the International Association on Water Pollution Research and Control. [1] [2]
Tuna entered politics, and was elected deputy of Ankara Province from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the 2002 general election. He was a member of the 22nd parliament until 2007. [1] [2] During this period, he served as Turkey's member of the parliamentary assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. [3]
He was elected mayor of the Sincan district in Ankara in the 2009 local elections held on 29 March. [1] He was re-elected to the same post in the 2014 local elections. [2]
On 6 November 2017, Tuna was elected Mayor of Ankara by the municipal council of Greater Ankara in the place of Melih Gökçek, who was forced to resign after serving in this position for almost 24 years. [2] [3] [4]
Kadir Topbaş was a Turkish architect, businessperson and politician who served as Mayor of Istanbul from 2004 to 2017.
İbrahim Melih Gökçek is a Turkish politician who served as the mayor of Ankara from 1994 to 2017. From 1991 to 1994, he was an MP. Gökçek has won municipal elections in 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and was controversially also declared the winner in 2014. He is a member of the governing AK Party.
Mustafa Demir is a Turkish architect, politician, and Mayor of the Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. Prior to his becoming mayor, he was the Samsun Deputy in the 22nd, 23rd and 24th legislative terms and served as the Minister of Public Works and Housing. He is the founder and former chairman of the ruling AK Party Samsun Province chapter.
Numan Kurtulmuş is a Turkish politician and academic who is currently the speaker of the Grand National Assembly.
Erdal Beşikçioğlu is a Turkish actor and politician. He is mayor of the Etimesgut district of Ankara.
Local elections were held in Turkey on 30 March 2014, with some repeated on 1 June 2014. Metropolitan and district mayors as well as their municipal council members in cities, and muhtars and "elderly councils" in rural areas were elected. In light of the controversy around the elections, it was viewed as a referendum on the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. About 50 million people were eligible to vote.
İdris Güllüce is a Turkish civil engineer and politician who served as the Minister of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey between 2013 and 2015. As a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), he served as a Member of Parliament for İstanbul's first electoral district between 2007 and November 2015.
Rezan Zuğurlu was mayor of the Turkish district of Lice in Diyarbakır Province. She is a member of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP).
Mayoral elections were held in the Turkish province of Ankara as part of nationwide local elections on 30 March 2014. A total of 26 mayors, one for each of the 25 districts of Ankara and one for the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, were elected.
The Turkish local elections of 2019 were held on Sunday 31 March 2019 throughout the 81 provinces of Turkey. A total of 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors, alongside 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councillors were elected, in addition to numerous local non-partisan positions such as neighbourhood representatives (muhtars) and elderly people's councils.
Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet is a Turkish lawyer and politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as the Member of Parliament for Kocaeli from June 2015 till her election as Mayor of İzmit in the 2019 local elections.
Serpil Kemalbay Pekgözegü is a Turkish politician and former co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).
Mustafa Cengiz was a Former Bureaucrat and Turkish businessman who served as the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.
Events of 2019 in Turkey.
Mayoral elections were held in the Turkish province of Ankara as part of nationwide local elections on 31 March 2019. A total of 26 mayors, one for each of the 25 districts of Ankara and one for the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, were elected.
Wonderland Eurasia, previously known as Ankapark, is an abandoned amusement park in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2019, the park had 17 roller coasters, the second-most worldwide. It was closed permanently in February 2020, though most of the permanent rides, and structures remain largely intact.
Lütfü Savaş is a Turkish politician and doctor, serving as the mayor of Hatay Province of Turkey.
Mustafa Gültepe is the current President of Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Istanbul Ready-to-Wear and Apparel Exporters' Association (İHKİB)(in Turkish: İstanbul Hazır Giyim ve Konfeksiyon İhracatçıları Birliği ), and Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK).
Ahmet Akın is a Turkish businessman and politician. He has served as a member of the Turkish parliament for Balıkesir during the 25th, 26th, and 27th terms. He is also the deputy chairman responsible for local governments at the Republican People's Party (CHP).