The mayor of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality () is the head of the city of Ankara. The mayor is elected popularly every five years.

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)Official website of District Kemah

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality (1984–present) On March 8, 1984, the metropolitan municipality act was put into force.

PortraitName Term of officePolitical partyNotes Took office Left office Time in office 24 Mehmet Altınsoy 26 March 1984 26 March 1989 ANAP 25 Murat Karayalçın 26 March 1989 21 September 1993 SHP 26 21 September 1993 27 March 1994 SHP27Melih Gökçek27 March 199427 October 2017 RP/FPRe-elected four times (in 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2014). Resigned at the request of AK Party and incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. AK Party 28 Mustafa Tuna 6 November 2017 8 April 2019 AK Party Elected by the city council. 29 Mansur Yavaş 8 April 2019 Incumbent CHP Elected in the 2019 election.Re-elected in the 2024 election

See also History of Ankara Timeline of Ankara's history

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