- Nurettin Sözen
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Nurettin Sözen (born 1937 in Gürün) is a Turkish doctor, politician and the former mayor of Istanbul, Turkey.
Biography
He graduated from Istanbul University and then became a professor in 1978. He was elected as the mayor of Istanbul on March 28, 1989 while he was a member of SHP. He stayed in the office until March 27, 1994. He didn't take any active political missions until he was elected as the deputy of Sivas, his homeland, in 2002. Sözen is a member of CHP (Republican People's Party).
He is married and has a child.
References
- Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - Biography of Nurettin Sözen (Turkish)
Political offices Preceded by
Bedrettin DalanMayor of İstanbul
1989–1994Succeeded by
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanMayors of Istanbul Province Governors (1924–1960) Yuluğ · Erkul · Üstündağ · Kırdar · Gökay · Hadımlı · Tarhan · Yetkiner · AygünMilitary-appointed (1960–1963) Tulga · Erensu · Ertuğ · İlkay · Görgün · Akı · UğurElected (1963–1980) Military-appointed (1980–1984) Akansel · Kutay · TırtılGreater İstanbul (1984 to date) This article about a mayor in Turkey is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.