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This is a list of mayors of Ankara, Turkey in the Republican era.

Governors as mayors (1924–1960)

  • 1 Mehmet Ali Bey (1924–1924)
  • 2 Ali Haydar Bey (1924–1926)
  • 3 Asaf Bey (1926–1928)
  • 4 Nevzat Tandoğan (1929–1946)
  • 5 O. Sabri Adal (1946–1946)
  • 6 İzzettin Çağpar (1946–1948)
  • 7 Ragıp Tüzün (1948–1950)
  • 8 Fuat Börekçi (1950)
  • 9 Atıf Benderlioğlu (1950–1954)
  • 10 Kemal Aygün (1954–1955)
  • 11 Cemal Göktan (1955)
  • 12 Orhan Eren (1955–1957)
  • 13 Kemal Aygün (1957–1958)
  • 14 Dilaver Argun (1958–1960)

Military rule (1960–1963)

After the coup d'état on May 27, 1960, the military appointed mayors until 1963.

  • 15 İrfan Baştuğ (1960)
  • 16 İhsan Orgun (1960–1961)
  • 17 Nuri Teoman (1961–1962)
  • 18 Enver Kuray (1962–1963)

Elected mayors (1963–1980)

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.

  • 19 Halil Sezai Erkut (1963–1968)
  • 20 Ekrem Barlas (1968–1973)
  • 21 Vedat Dalokay (1973–1977) (CHP)
  • 22 Ali Dinçer (1977–1980) (CHP)

Military rule (1980–1984)

After the coup d'état on September 12, 1980, the military appointed mayors until 1984.

With the act of December 4, 1981, the municipality of some big cities in Turkey was reorganized to meet the changed requirements.

  • 23 Süleyman Önder (September 15, 1980 – March 30, 1984) (appointed)

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (1984–present)

On March 8, 1984, the metropolitan municipality act was put into force.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Political party Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
24 No image.png Mehmet Altınsoy
(1924–2007)		 26 March 1984 26 March 1989 5 years, 0 days ANAP
25 Murat Karayalcın (portrait).jpg Murat Karayalçın
(born 1943)		 26 March 1989 21 September 1993 9 years, 179 days SHP
26 No image.png Vedat Aydın [tr]
(1955–2020)		 21 September 1993 27 March 1994 187 days SHP
27 Melih Gökçek.jpg Melih Gökçek
(born 1948)		 27 March 1994 27 October 2017 23 years, 214 days RP/FP
(until 2001)		 Re-elected four times (in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014). Resigned at the request of AK Party and incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
AK Party
(from 2001)
28 Mustafa Tuna.png Mustafa Tuna
(born 1957)		 6 November 2017 8 April 2019 1 year, 153 days AK Party Elected by the city council.
29 Mansur Yavaş, 2019 (cropped).png Mansur Yavaş
(born 1955)		 8 April 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 261 days CHP Elected in the 2019 election.
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