Mevlüt Uysal

Mevlüt Uysal (born 1966, Alanya) is a Turkish politician and lawyer who was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.

After completing the primary and middle school in Antalya, he studied law at Istanbul University and graduated in 1988.

[1] Uysal worked as a freelance lawyer and has been engaged in active politics.

He co-founded the district organization of Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul Province.

Uysal was elected the new mayor in the third round in the Council of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on September 28, 2017.