Ergün Turan

Ergün Turan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He was engaged in commercial activities in foreign trade and the construction industries for several years.

In the 1999-2005 period, he acted as Technical Deputy Mayor of Güngören Municipality, Member and President of Public Works Commission of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), and Member of the Council of IMM. In the 2007-2009 period, he assumed duty as Assistant Vice President of IMM Council, and in the 2009-2014 period as Deputy Chairman of AK Party at IMM Council. On April 18, 2014, he was assigned as the Chairman of the Housing Development Administration of the Republic of Türkiye (TOKİ). Adopting “sustainable city”, “human scale and human centered settlements” understanding as the basic architecture-engineering principles, Turan developed an understanding that prioritized horizontal and local architecture, based on neighborhood culture and absolute quality and pioneered construction of over 200 thousand qualified housings all around Türkiye while also leading the development of People’s Garden projects that brought a fresh breath of air to all our cities, starting from Istanbul.

He quit his position as Chairman of TOKİ on November 30, 2018, to present the experience he gained in public and local administration to Fati, which is the heart of Istanbul, and its residents. On March 31, 2019, in the elections, he was elected as Mayor of Fatih from the AK Party.