Nurettin Sözen
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Nurettin Sözen (born 1937 in Gürün) is a Turkish doctor, politician and the former mayor of Istanbul, Turkey.
He graduated from Istanbul University and then became a professor in 1978. He was elected as the mayor of Istanbul on March 28, 1989 while he was a member of SHP. He stayed in the office until March 27, 1994. He didn't take any active political missions until he was elected as the deputy of Sivas, his homeland, in 2002. Sözen is a member of Republican People's Party.
He is married and has a child.
References
- Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine - [https://web.archive.org/web/20071111203344/http://www.ctf.edu.tr/kbb/CTF%20KBB%20Ogretim%20Uyeleri/Nurettin%20Sozen.htm Biography of Nurettin Sözen] {{in lang|tr}}
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before=Bedrettin Dalan |
title=Mayor of İstanbul |
years=1989–1994 |
after=Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Turkey
Category:Istanbul High School alumni
Category:Academic staff of Istanbul University
Category:Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine alumni
Category:Members of the 22nd Parliament of Turkey
Category:Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Category:Social Democratic People's Party (Turkey) politicians
Category:20th-century Turkish physicians
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