List of mayors of Mersin
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The following list is the list of mayors of Mersin
, Turkey
after the proclamation of Turkish republic.
Mersin
-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...
, Turkey
Turkey
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after the proclamation of Turkish republic.
The mayors
| Years | Mayor | Status of Mersin | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Müfide İlhan Müfide İlhan was a former mayor of Mersin, Turkey in the early 1950s. She is known as being the first woman mayor in Turkey.-Life:... |
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 |
| 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 |
| 1963-68 | Zeki Ayan | Provincial center | Third time |
| 1968-74 | Muhittin Uyar | Provincial center | |
| 1974-80 | Kaya Mutlu | Provincial center | |
| 1980-81 | Fahri Öztürk | Provincial center | Appointed |
| 1980-81 | Ferruh Güven | Provincial center | Appointed |
| 1982-83 | A. Nafiz Demiröz | Provincial center | Appointed |
| 1983-89 | Okan Merzeci | Provincial center | |
| 1989-94 | Kaya Mutlu | Provincial center | Second time |
| 1994-97 | Okan Merzeci | Metropolitan center | Second time |
| 1997-99 | Halil Kuriş | Metropolitan center | Acting |
| 1999- .. | Macit Özcan Macit Özcan Macit Özcan, is a Turkish politician of the Republican People's Party and the current mayor of Mersin.After his secondary education in Adana, he graduated in civil engineering from Cukurova University.... |
Metropolitan center |