Osman Zolan

{{Short description|Turkish politician and lawyer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Osman Zolan

| office = 24th Mayor of Denizli

| image = Osman Zolan.jpg

| predecessor = Nihat Zeybekçi

| successor = Bülent Nuri Çavuşoğlu

| party = Justice and Development Party

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1964|12|10}}

| birth_place = Tavas, Denizli, Turkey

| residence =

| alma_mater = Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Law

| term_start = 16 March 2011

| term_end = 31 March 2024

}}

Osman Zolan (born 10 December 1966, Tavas) is a Turkish politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Denizli Metropolitan Municipality of Turkey from 2011 to 2024.{{cite web|url= http://www.denizli.bel.tr/Default.aspx?k=biyografi|title= Osman Zolan biyografi|website= denizli.bel.tr|publisher= Denizli Metropolitan Municipality|access-date= 19 February 2019|language= Turkish|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190219130059/http://www.denizli.bel.tr/Default.aspx?k=biyografi|archive-date= 19 February 2019|url-status= dead}}

On 10 March 2011, Nihat Zeybekci resigned to run for a seat in the parliament.{{cite web|url= https://www.haberler.com/denizli-belediye-baskani-zeybekci-istifa-etti-2585362-haberi/|title= Belediye Başkanı Zeybekci İstifa Etti|date= 10 March 2011|website= haberler.com|access-date= 19 February 2019|language= Turkish|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002724/https://www.haberler.com/denizli-belediye-baskani-zeybekci-istifa-etti-2585362-haberi/|archive-date= 20 February 2019|url-status= dead}} Then Zolan took it over from him. He was nominated as a candidate for 2014 Turkish local elections. After the elections, he was elected mayor of Denizli Metropolitan Municipality.