Kadir Topbaş

Kadir Topbaş
Mayor of Istanbul
In office
28 March 2004 – 22 September 2017
Preceded byAli Müfit Gürtuna
Succeeded byMevlüt Uysal
Mayor of Beyoğlu
In office
18 April 1999 – 28 March 2004
Preceded byNusret Bayraktar
Succeeded byAhmet Misbah Demircan
Personal details
Born(1945-01-08)8 January 1945
Yusufeli, Artvin, Turkey
Died13 February 2021(2021-02-13) (aged 76)
Istanbul, Turkey
Political partyJustice and Development Party (AKP)
Spouse(s)Özleyiş Topbaş
Children3
Alma materIstanbul University
Awards Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit (2014)

Kadir Topbaş (8 January 1945 – 13 February 2021) was a Turkish architect, businessman and politician. He was Mayor of Istanbul from 2004 to 2017. He was born in Yusufeli, Artvin. He was a member of the Justice and Development Party (AKP).

In November 2020, Topbaş was hospitalized for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[1] He died on 13 February 2021 from multiple organ failure following COVID-19 treatment.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Koronavirüs tedavisi gören Kadir Topbaş'ın oğlundan açıklama". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 25 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kadir Topbaş yaşamını yitirdi". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kadir Topbaş hayatını kaybetti (Kadir Topbaş kimdir?)" (in Turkish). NTV. Retrieved 13 February 2021.