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Mehmet Özhaseki
MP
Mehmet Özhaseki MP
	Özhaseki in 2017
Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change
	In office; 4 June 2023 – 2 July 2024
President	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Preceded by	Murat Kurum
Succeeded by	Murat Kurum
	In office; 24 May 2016 – 10 July 2018
Prime Minister	Binali Yıldırım
Preceded by	Fatma Güldemet Sarı
Succeeded by	Murat Kurum
Member of the Grand National Assembly
	In office; 7 June 2015 – 2 June 2023
Constituency	Kayseri (Jun 2015, Nov 2015, 2018)
Mayor of Kayseri
	In office; 23 June 1998 – 10 February 2015
Preceded by	Şükrü Karatepe
Succeeded by	Mustafa Çelik
Mayor of Melikgazi
	In office; 27 March 1994 – 23 June 1998
Preceded by	Şevket Bahçecioğlu
Succeeded by	Memduh Büyükkılıç
Personal details
Born	May 25, 1957 (age 67); Kayseri, Turkey
Political party	Justice and Development Party
Occupation	Politician

Mehmet Özhaseki (born 25 May 1957) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and former Minister of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change.^[1] He is a former Mayor of Kayseri.

Early life and education

Mehmet Özhaseki was born in Kayseri, Turkey on 25 May 1957. Özhaseki began his education in Kayseri and went on to study electronic engineering at Hacettepe University. He completed his education at the Istanbul University Faculty of Law.

Political career

Mayor of Kayseri

He was elected to the Melikgazi Municipality in the March 1994 elections. In the 2004 elections he was elected Mayor of Kayseri with 72% of the vote. According to Christopher Caldwell, he attributes his success to "good government". ^[2] He stood again in the March 2009 election and was re-elected as Mayor of Kayseri. ^[3]

Minister of Environment and Urban Planning

Özhaseki was elected as a Justice and Development Party (AKP) Member of Parliament for Ankara's Kayseri in the June 2015 general election. He was re-elected in November 2015. He was appointed as the Minister of Environment and Urban Planning in the 65th government of Turkey by Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on 24 November 2015.^[4] He was subsequently replaced by Murat Kurum but then reappointed.^[1] He was once again replaced by Murat Kurum in 2024.

References

^ ^a ^b "Yeni Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanı Mehmet Özhaseki kimdir, hangi görevlerde bulundu?". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-04.
^ Caldwell, Christopher (2005-11-25). "Bordering on What?". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
^ "Voters send strong message in the poll booths". Sabah. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
^ "Binali Yıldırım 65. Hükümet'i açıkladı". Retrieved 2016-08-03.

External links

[:0-1] "Yeni Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanı Mehmet Özhaseki kimdir, hangi görevlerde bulundu?". www.ntv.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-04.

[2] Caldwell, Christopher (2005-11-25). "Bordering on What?". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-26.

[3] "Voters send strong message in the poll booths". Sabah. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2009-09-26.

[4] "Binali Yıldırım 65. Hükümet'i açıkladı". Retrieved 2016-08-03.

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