The following list is the list of mayors of Mersin, Turkey after the proclamation of Turkish republichttp://www.mersin.bel.tr/kose/kategori-belediye.asp?kategori=Belediyemiz&baslik=Belediyenin%20Tarihçesi&sira=1
The mayors
PeriodYearsMayorStatus of MersinNotesElected mayors1924-27 Fuat MorelProvincial center1927-29 Şevket SümerProvincial center 1929-42 Mitat Toroğlu Provincial center 1942-44 Hakkı DenizProvincial center 1944-47 Fuat MorelProvincial center 1947-50 Yusuf KılınçProvincial center 1950-51 Müfide İlhanProvincial center First woman mayor of Turkey1951-54Fahri MerzeciProvincial center 1954-57 Zeki AyanProvincial center 1957-57 Turgut TürkalpProvincial center 1957-60 Zeki AyanProvincial center Second timeMilitary rule1960-60Niyazi BengisuProvincial center Appointed1960-60Avni ÇırnazProvincial center Appointed1960-61 Aziz AvmanProvincial center Appointed1962-62Bahri ErkmenProvincial center Appointed1962-63 Ömer Lütfi HancıoğluProvincial center AppointedElected mayors1963-68 Zeki AyanProvincial center Third time1968-74 Muhittin Uyar Provincial center 1974-80Kaya MutluProvincial center Military rule1980-81Fahri ÖztürkProvincial center Appointed1980-81 Ferruh GüvenProvincial center Appointed1982-83 A. Nafiz DemirözProvincial center AppointedElected mayors1983-89Okan MerzeciProvincial center 1989-94 Kaya Mutlu Provincial center After 1993 metropolitan centerSecond time 1994-97 Okan MerzeciMetropolitan centerSecond time1997-99 Halil KurişMetropolitan center Acting1999-2014Macit ÖzcanMetropolitan center2014-2019Burhanettin KocamazMetropolitan center2019-currentVahap SeçerMetropolitan center
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