[1] In 2009, he became the Mayoral candidate of the Republican People's Party (CHP) in Trabzon.
Although he was successful in his campaign, he was ineligible to serve a further term as Mayor.
After he graduated from Black Sea Technical University In 1971, he started his teaching career in 1972.
He then resumed his teaching career after he finished his job as a soldier in Isparta.
In 2009, he couldn't be elected and since 2009, Orhan Fevzi Gümrükçüoğlu has served as a mayor in Trabzon.