Ahmet Piriştina

Ahmet Piriştina (8 April 1952 – 15 June 2004) was a Turkish politician who was Mayor of İzmir from 1999 to 2004.

He was of Albanian descent, his family was from the city of Prishtina.

As mayor he became known in Izmir for keeping his electoral promises and being an honest politician.

[1] Mayor Piriştina's image was draped by Izmir residents over buildings, monuments, boats and buses, while over a million people attended his funeral.

[1] During his terms of office he launched many projects to resolve the structural problems of İzmir and protect İzmir's natural resources and cultural heritage.