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| 2 | List of mayors of Istanbul - Elected Mayors of Greater Istanbul Municipality (1984-) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | - | Mayor of Istanbul | Took office | Left office | Party | Explanation |
| 4 | 26 | Bedrettin Dalan | 26 March 1984 | 28 March 1989 | ANAP | - |
| 5 | 27 | Nurettin Sözen | 28 March 1989 | 27 March 1994 | SHP | - |
| 6 | 28 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | 27 March 1994 | 6 November 1998 | RP/FP | - |
| 7 | 29 | Ali Müfit Gürtuna | 12 November 1998 | 28 March 2004 | FP | - |
| 8 | 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) |
| 9 | 31 | Mevlüt Uysal | 22 September 2017 | 17 April 2019 | AKP | Not elected by the public but the city council. |
| 10 | 32 | Ekrem İmamoğlu | 17 April 2019 | current | CHP | Votes recounted based on AKP's request. |

Question: Were any mayors of Istanbul not elected by the public?
Answer: Mevlüt Uysal of the AKP party was not elected by the public but by the city council.