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Mehmet Özhaseki
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Özhaseki in 2017
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| Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change | |
| In office 4 June 2023 – 2 July 2024 |
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| President | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Murat Kurum |
| Succeeded by | Murat Kurum |
| In office 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Binali Yıldırım |
| Preceded by | Fatma Güldemet Sarı |
| Succeeded by | Murat Kurum |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 7 June 2015 – 2 June 2023 |
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| Constituency | Kayseri (Jun 2015, Nov 2015, 2018) |
| Mayor of Kayseri | |
| In office 23 June 1998 – 10 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Şükrü Karatepe |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Çelik |
| Mayor of Melikgazi | |
| In office 27 March 1994 – 23 June 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Şevket Bahçecioğlu |
| Succeeded by | Memduh Büyükkılıç |
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| Born | May 25, 1957 Kayseri, Turkey |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mehmet Özhaseki was born on May 25, 1957. He is a well-known politician from Turkey. He belongs to the Justice and Development Party, also known as the AK Party.
Mr. Özhaseki has held important roles in the Turkish government. He was once the Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. Before that, he served as the Mayor of Kayseri, a big city in Turkey.
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Mehmet Özhaseki's Early Life and Learning
Mehmet Özhaseki was born in Kayseri, Turkey on May 25, 1957. He started his schooling in Kayseri. Later, he studied electronic engineering at Hacettepe University.
He then continued his education at Istanbul University. There, he studied law.
Mehmet Özhaseki's Political Journey
Becoming Mayor of Kayseri
Mehmet Özhaseki began his political career in local government. In March 1994, he was elected to lead the Melikgazi Municipality.
In 2004, he became the Mayor of Kayseri. He won the election with a large number of votes. Many people believe his success came from running the city very well.
He was re-elected as Mayor of Kayseri in March 2009. This showed that the people of Kayseri trusted him to continue leading their city.
Serving as a Minister
Mr. Özhaseki later became a Member of Parliament (MP) for Kayseri. He was elected in both the June 2015 and November 2015 general elections.
On November 24, 2015, he was chosen to be the Minister of Environment and Urban Planning. This important job meant he helped protect the environment and plan how cities grow. He served in this role under Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım.
He was later replaced by Murat Kurum. However, he was appointed to the same ministry again in 2023. In 2024, Murat Kurum took over the role once more.
See also
- Climate change in Turkey
- Environmental issues in Turkey
- 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference
