Mayor of Istanbul

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The mayor of Istanbul is the head of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The mayor is elected popularly every five years. Nuri Aslan has served as interim mayor of Istanbul since 26 March 2025.

This article covers the Ottoman Empire to the modern day Republic of Turkey, during the Ottoman period and in the Republican era until Template:Circa 1930.

Ottoman Empire

During 1453–1858

In the Ottoman Empire, the duty of municipal government was the responsibility of the "Şehremini", a mayor-like leader, and local religious judges, "Kadı".

The first mayor of Istanbul after the conquest on May 29, 1453 was Hızırbey Çelebi. Until 1858, the capital of the Ottoman Empire was governed by a total of 422 kadis.

Tanzimat period (1858–1876)

The idea to establish a municipality organization based on Western standards was first discussed in 1854 during the Crimean War when diplomats and journalists of allied nations came to Constantinople. Later, the parliament accepted a law for the establishment of the office of a mayor and a city council.

Salih Paşa received the first title of the new, modern Şehremini on July 13, 1858, and governed until November 4, 1858. During the Tanzimat period, 18 mayors took office.

First constitutional monarchy (1876–1908)

In 1876, as First constitutional monarchy was proclaimed, Kadri Paşa was the mayor of Constantinople. During this period 10 mayors governed Constantinople.

Second constitutional monarchy (1908–1923)

During the reign of Young Turks, between 1908–1918 and until the foundation of the republic, 23 mayors served in the capital.

Republic of Turkey

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Term of office Political party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
Governors as mayors (1923–1960)
1 File:Haydar Yuluğ.jpg Haydar Yuluğ
(1878–1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15 April 1923 8 June 1924 Template:Age in years and days rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color" | CHP After the proclamation of the republic on October 29, 1923, the governor of the city was charged with the duties as deputy mayor.
2 File:Erkulseyitoğlu Mehmet Emin Bey.jpg Emin Erkul
(1881–1964)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8 June 1924 12 October 1928 Template:Age in years and days
3 File:Muhittin Üstündağ.jpg Mühittin Üstündağ
(1884–1953)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 October 1928 4 December 1938 Template:Age in years and days With the municipality act of April 3, 1930, the title of mayor was abandoned and the governor of Istanbul province took over the duties of the mayor. The two separate councils of the province and the municipality were unified.
4 File:Mehmet Lütfi Kırdar.jpg Lütfi Kırdar
(1889–1961)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8 December 1938 16 October 1949 Template:Age in years and days
5 Fahrettin Kerim Gökay
(1900–1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24 October 1949 26 October 1957 Template:Age in years and days Independent The two councils were reestablished on March 1, 1957
– Kemal Hadımlı
(1908–19??)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 July 1957 5 October 1957 Template:Age in years and days DP Deputy Governor of Istanbul, appointed as acting mayor.
6 Mümtaz Tarhan
(1908–1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		29 November 1957 11 May 1958 Template:Age in years and days
7 Ethem Yetkiner
(1912–1973)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 May 1958 24 December 1958 Template:Age in years and days
8 Kemal Aygün
(1914–1979)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25 December 1958 27 May 1960 Template:Age in years and days
Mayors during the military rule (1960–1963)
9 Refik Tulga
(1907–1981)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		27 May 1960 14 June 1960 Template:Age in years and days Military
10 Şefik Erensü
(1912–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 June 1960 24 September 1960 Template:Age in years and days
(9)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Refik Tulga
(1907–1981)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24 September 1960 26 February 1962 Template:Age in years and days
11 Turan Ertuğ 27 February 1962 16 March 1962 Template:Age in years and days (Deputy)
12 Kamuran Görgün 18 March 1962 30 January 1963 Template:Age in years and days
– Kadri İlkay 30 January 1963 31 January 1963 Template:Age in years and days (Deputy)
– Niyazi Akı
(1913–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		31 January 1963 28 February 1963 Template:Age in years and days (Deputy)
13 Necdet Uğur
(1923–2004)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 February 1963 9 December 1963 Template:Age in years and days
Elected mayors of Istanbul Municipality (1963–1980)
14 File:Haşim İşcan büstü.JPG Haşim İşcan
(1898–1968)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		10 December 1963 11 March 1968 Template:Age in years and days rowspan=1 style="background:Template:Party color" | CHP 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.
– Faruk Ilgaz
(1922–2014)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 March 1968 6 June 1968 Template:Age in years and days rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" | AP (Deputy)
15 Fahri Atabey
(1913–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8 June 1968 9 December 1973 Template:Age in years and days
16 Ahmet İsvan
(1923–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 December 1973 11 December 1977 Template:Age in years and days rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color" | CHP
17 Aytekin Kotil
(1934–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		14 December 1977 12 September 1980 Template:Age in years and days
Mayors during the military rule (1980–1984)
18 İsmail Hakki Akansel
(1924–2016)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 September 1980 30 August 1981 Template:Age in years and days Military
19 Ecmel Kutay
(1927–1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		30 August 1981 24 March 1982 Template:Age in years and days
20 Abdullah Tırtıl
(1923–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		24 March 1982 26 March 1984 Template:Age in years and days
Elected mayors of Istanbul Municipality (1984–present)
21 File:No image.png Bedrettin Dalan
(born 1941)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26 March 1984 28 March 1989 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | ANAP On March 8, 1984, the metropolitan municipality act was put into force and on March 23 the municipality of Greater Istanbul was established.
22 File:Nurettin Sözen at 30 August Celebrations (cropped).jpg Nurettin Sözen
(born 1937)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 March 1989 27 March 1994 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | SHP
23 File:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish Prime Minister, in Brussels (cropped).jpg Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
(born 1954)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		27 March 1994 6 November 1998 Template:Age in years and days RP/FP Elected in the 1994 election. Sacked after being sentenced to 10 months in jail.[1]
24 File:Ali Müfit Gürtuna (cropped).png Ali Müfit Gürtuna
(born 1952)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 November 1998 28 March 2004 Template:Age in years and days FP
(until 2001)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Elected by the city council.[2]
style="background:Template:Party color" | Independent
(from 2001)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 File:Kadir Topbas at 38th Istanbul Vodafone Marathon (2) cropped.jpg Kadir Topbaş
(1945–2021)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 March 2004 22 September 2017 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | AKP Re-elected twice (in 2009 and 2014). Resigned at the request of AKP and incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[3]
26 File:Mevlüt Uysal (cropped).jpg Mevlüt Uysal
(born 1966)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		22 September 2017 17 April 2019 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | AKP Elected by the city council.[4]
27 File:Ekrem İmamoğlu June 8 2022.jpg Ekrem İmamoğlu
(born 1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 April 2019 6 May 2019 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | CHP Elected in the March 2019 election. Election annulled by the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) on 6 May 2019.
– File:Ali Yerlikaya and Johannes Hahn in Turkey (cropped).jpg Ali Yerlikaya
(born 1968)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ActingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		7 May 2019 27 June 2019 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | Independent Governor of Istanbul, appointed as acting mayor.
(27)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". File:Ekrem İmamoğlu June 8 2022.jpg Ekrem İmamoğlu
(born 1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		27 June 2019 23 March 2025 Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | CHP Re-elected in the June 2019 re-run election and 2024 Turkish local elections.
– File:Nuri Aslan IBB.jpg Nuri Aslan
(born 1969)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ActingScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26 March 2025 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days style="background:Template:Party color" | CHP Elected by the city council to serve as acting mayor.[5]

See also

References

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