Professions of the 30 metropolitan mayors
According to the unofficial results of the March 31 Local Elections, engineers, lawyers, and politicians are the most common professions among the 30 metropolitan mayors.
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According to the unofficial results of the March 31 Local Administration General Elections, the CHP won 14, the AKP 12, the DEM Party 3, and the New Welfare Party (Yeniden Refah Partisi) 1 of the 30 metropolitan mayoral races.
Among the 30 metropolitan mayors, there are 7 engineers, 6 lawyers, 5 politicians, 3 business people, 3 doctors, 2 architects, 1 teacher, 1 tourism professional, 1 business administrator, and 1 economist.
ENGINEER MAYORS
The metropolitan mayors who are engineers are Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar, Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Bozbey, Gaziantep Metropolitan Mayor Fatma Şahin, Konya Metropolitan Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay, Malatya Metropolitan Mayor Sami Er, Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer, and Ordu Metropolitan Mayor Hilmi Güler.
(Zeydan Karalar)
The lawyer mayors are Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş, Denizli Metropolitan Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu, Eskişehir Metropolitan Mayor Ayşe Ünlüce, Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Mayor Fırat Görgel, Samsun Metropolitan Mayor Halit Doğan, and Trabzon Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Metin Genç.
"POLITICIAN", "POLITICAL SCIENTIST"
In the YSK's finalized candidate list, the professions of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and Erzurum Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Sekmen were listed as "mayor," the profession of Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Muhittin Böcek was listed as "political scientist," and the professions of Mardin Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Türk and Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Kasım Gülpınar were listed as "politician."
(Cemil Tugay)
Among the doctor mayors are İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay, Kayseri Metropolitan Mayor Memduh Büyükkılıç, and Tekirdağ Metropolitan Mayor Candan Yüceer.
Aydın Metropolitan Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu, Hatay Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Öntürk, and Balıkesir Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Akın are also among the mayors who are business people.
TWO ARCHITECTS
The architect mayors are Manisa Metropolitan Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek and Van Metropolitan Mayor Abdullah Zeydan.
(Ahmet Aras)
Ayşe Serra Bucak Küçük, who is a teacher, was elected metropolitan mayor in Diyarbakır; tourism professional Ahmet Aras in Muğla; economist Tahir Büyükakın in Kocaeli; and business administrator Yusuf Alemdar in Sakarya.
METROPOLITAN MAYORS
- Adana Metropolitan Mayor Zeydan Karalar
- Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş
- Antalya Metropolitan Mayor Muhittin Böcek
- Aydın Metropolitan Mayor Özlem Çerçioğlu
- Balıkesir Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Akın
- Bursa Metropolitan Mayor Mustafa Bozbey
- Denizli Metropolitan Mayor Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu
- Diyarbakır Metropolitan Mayor Ayşe Serra Bucak Küçük
- Erzurum Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Sekmen
- Eskişehir Metropolitan Mayor Ayşe Ünlüce
- Gaziantep Metropolitan Mayor Fatma Şahin
- Hatay Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Öntürk
- İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu
- İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Cemil Tugay
- Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Mayor Fırat Görgel
- Kayseri Metropolitan Mayor Memduh Büyükkılıç
- Kocaeli Metropolitan Mayor Tahir Büyükakın
- Konya Metropolitan Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay
- Malatya Metropolitan Mayor Sami Er
- Manisa Metropolitan Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek
- Mardin Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Türk
- Mersin Metropolitan Mayor Vahap Seçer
- Muğla Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Aras
- Ordu Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Hilmi Güler
- Sakarya Metropolitan Mayor Yusuf Alemdar
- Samsun Metropolitan Mayor Halit Doğan
- Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Mayor Mehmet Kasım Gülpınar
- Tekirdağ Metropolitan Mayor Candan Yüceer
- Trabzon Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Metin Genç
- Van Metropolitan Mayor Abdullah Zeydan