| Ahmet Özer | |
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| Mayor of Esenyurt | |
| Preceded by | Kemal Deniz Bozkurt |
| Succeeded by | Can Aksoy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Muradiye, Van, Turkey |
| Political party | New Democracy Movement (1994-1996) Democratic People's Party (2002) Social Democratic People's Party (2004) Peoples' Democratic Party (2015) Republican People's Party (2011, 2023-present) |
Ahmet Özer (born 1960, Van) is a Turkish academic and politician.
Career
He was among the founders of the New Democracy Movement, which was active in the 1990s. In the 2024 Local Elections, he was elected mayor of Esenyurt, a district in Istanbul. 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.
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.
- "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.