List of mayors of Istanbul
Elected Mayors of Greater Istanbul Municipality (1984-)
On March 8, 1984, the metropolitan municipality act was put into force and on March 23 the municipality of Greater Istanbul was established.

List of mayors of Istanbul

Section Title: Elected Mayors of Greater Istanbul Municipality (1984-)
Table Section Text: On March 8, 1984, the metropolitan municipality act was put into force and on March 23 the municipality of Greater Istanbul was established.

Mayor of Istanbul	Took office	Left office	Party	Explanation

26	Bedrettin Dalan	26 March 1984	28 March 1989	ANAP

27	Nurettin Sözen	28 March 1989	27 March 1994	SHP

28	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan	27 March 1994	6 November 1998	RP/FP

29	Ali Müfit Gürtuna	12 November 1998	28 March 2004	FP

30	Kadir Topbaş	28 March 2004	22 September 2017	AKP	Resigned upon his party and Recep Tayyip Erdogan's request CHP's request to recount 2014 election votes rejected by Supreme Electoral Council (Turkey)

31	Mevlüt Uysal	22 September 2017	17 April 2019	AKP	Not elected by the public but the city council.

32	Ekrem İmamoğlu	17 April 2019	current	CHP	Votes recounted based on AKP's request.

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Mevlüt Uysal was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.
Mevlüt Uysal was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.
Mevlüt Uysal was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.

final_sentence: Mevlüt Uysal was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.
final_sentence: Mevlüt Uysal was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.
final_sentence: Mevlüt Uysal was the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality from September 2017 to April 2019.