Ahmet Özer
Ahmet Özer | |
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| Mayor of Esenyurt | |
| Preceded by | Kemal Deniz Bozkurt |
| Succeeded by | Can Aksoy |
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| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Party | New Democracy Movement (1994-1996) Democratic People's Party (2002) Social Democratic People's Party (2004) Peoples' Democratic Party[1] (2015) Republican People's Party (2011, 2023-present) |
Ahmet Özer (born 1960, Van) is a Turkish academic and politician.
He is of Kurdish origin[2] and was among the founders of the New Democracy Movement, which was active in the 1990s.[3] In the 2024 Local Elections, he was elected mayor of Esenyurt, a district in Istanbul.[4] However, following his arrest on charges of "being a member of an armed terrorist organization," he was temporarily removed from office by a decision of the Ministry of the Interior.[5][6]
References
- ^ Harmancı, Adil (9 March 2015). "Prof. Dr. Özer HDP'ye başvurdu". Rudaw (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Ahmet Özer: "Van'dan gelmiş bir Kürt yönetici olmamı hazmedemeyenler yüzünden buradayım"". bianet.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-11-21.
- ^ "Cevat Korkmaz yazdı | Ahmet Özer'den terörist yaratmak". Diyarbakır Yenigün (in Turkish). 1 November 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer" (in Turkish). 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Özer görevden uzaklaştırıldı". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "CHP'li Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Özer 'PKK üyesi olmak' suçlamasıyla tutuklandı" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.