- Kadir Topbaş
Kadir Topbaş (born
January 8 ,1945 ) is a Turkisharchitect , right-wing regionalpolitician and the currentmayor ofIstanbul Province inTurkey .Biography
He was born on
January 8 ,1945 in Altıparmak village ofYusufeli district inArtvin Province ,Turkey . Kadir Topbaş moved in 1946 with his family toIstanbul . He earned a PhD inarchitectural history fromIstanbul University following his education oftheology in 1972 andarchitecture in 1974. After working aspreacher inEdirne , teacher and freelance architect in İstanbul, he served between 1994 and 1998 as advisor to mayorRecep Tayyip Erdoğan for the restoration and decoration of palaces and other historical buildings in Istanbul.Political career
He entered politics as member of the religious oriented Milli Selamet Partisi (MSP) and became deputy mayor of
Beyoğlu district in İstanbul, where he lives. Later on, Topbaş ran twice for the deputy of Artvin province in the parliament, first in 1977 from the MSP and then in 1987 from Refah Partisi (RP) without success. In 1999, he was elected mayor of Beyoğle district from the Fazilet Partisi (FP). In the 2004 regional elections, Kadir Topbaş ran for the post of mayor of İstanbul from the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) and won. He is mayor of Istanbul sinceMarch 28 ,2004 . In November2007 he became co-president ofUnited Cities and Local Governments and is longlisted for the2008 World Mayor award.He is married and has two sons and a daughter.
External links
* [http://www.ibb.gov.tr/en-US/Baskan/Pages/Baskan.aspx Istanbul Municipality bio]
* [http://www.cities-localgovernments.org/uclg/index.asp?T=1&pag=template.asp&ID=357&L=EN UCLG bio]
* [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/istanbul-mayor.html CityMayors profile]
* [http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=3067 Who is who] tr iconPersondata
NAME=Topbaş, Kadir
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Mayor ofİstanbul Province
DATE OF BIRTH=January 8 ,1945
PLACE OF BIRTH=Yusufeli ,Artvin Province ,Turkey
DATE OF DEATH=living
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