Nurettin Sözen

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 named Jalosafa.

References

Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - Biography of Nurettin Sözen (Turkish)

Political offices
Preceded by Bedrettin Dalan	Mayor of İstanbul 1989–1994	Succeeded by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Mayors of Istanbul

Province Governors (1924–1960)	Yuluğ Erkul Üstündağ Kırdar Gökay Hadımlı Tarhan Yetkiner Aygün

Military-appointed (1960–1963)	Tulga Erensu Ertuğ İlkay Görgün Akı Uğur

Elected (1963–1980)	İşcan Ilgaz Atabey İsvan Kotil

Military-appointed (1980–1984)	Akansel Kutay Tırtıl

Greater İstanbul (1984 to date)	Dalan Sözen Erdoğan Gürtuna Topbaş

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 13869228

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