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Line 1: {{Short description\|Turkish politician (1945–2021)}} ~~[[Resim:Kadir topbaş 2.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Kadir Topbaş]]~~ {{Use dmy dates\|date=February 2021}} ~~'''Kadir Topbaş''' (1945) is a [[Turkish people\|Turkish]] [[architect]], right-wing regional [[politician]] and the current [[mayor]] of [[İstanbul Province]] in [[Turkey]].~~ {{Infobox officeholder \| office = [[List of mayors of Istanbul\|Mayor of Istanbul]] \| image = Kadir Topbas at 38th Istanbul Vodafone Marathon (2) cropped.jpg \| predecessor = [[Ali Müfit Gürtuna]] \| successor = [[Mevlüt Uysal]] \| office2 = Mayor of Beyoğlu \| predecessor2 = [[Nusret Bayraktar]] \| party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)\|Justice and Development Party (AKP)]] \| successor2 = [[Ahmet Misbah Demircan]] \| birth_date = {{birth date\|1945\|01\|08\|df=yes}} \| birth_place = [[Yusufeli]], [[Artvin Province\|Artvin]], Turkey \| death_date = {{death date and age\|2021\|02\|13\|1945\|01\|08\|df=yes}} \| death_place = [[Istanbul]], Turkey \| alma_mater = [[Istanbul University]] \| term_start = 28 March 2004 \| term_end = 22 September 2017 \| term_start2 = 18 April 1999 \| term_end2 = 28 March 2004 \| spouse = Özleyiş Topbaş \| children = 3 \| awards = [[File:ROK_Order_of_Cultural_Merit_Bo-gwan_(3rd_Class)_ribbon.PNG\|border\|23px]] [[Order of Cultural Merit (Korea)\|Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit]] (2014) }} '''Kadir Topbaş''' (8 January 1945 – 13 February 2021) was a Turkish [[architect]], [[businessman]] and [[politician]] who served as [[List of mayors of Istanbul\|Mayor of Istanbul]] from 2004 to 2017. ==Biography== He was born on [[8 January ~~8]]~~1945, in [[~~1945]] in~~Altıparmak, Yusufeli\|Altıparmak]] village of [[Yusufeli]] district in [[Artvin Province]],.<ref ~~[[Turkey]]~~name="haberler">{{cite web \|title=Kadir Topbaş Kimdir ? - Kadir Topbaş Hayatı ve Biyografisi \|url=https://www.haberler.com/kadir-topbas/biyografisi/ \|website=www.haberler.com \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|language=tr-TR}}</ref> Kadir Topbaş moved to Istanbul in 1946 with his family ~~to [[İstanbul]]~~.<ref name="haberler"/> He earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy\|PhD]] in [[architectural history]] from [[Istanbul University]] following his education of [[theology]] at [[Marmara University]] in 1972 and [[architecture]] at [[Mimar Sinan University]] in 1974.<ref name="haberler"/> After working as [[preacher]] in [[Edirne]], teacher and freelance architect in İstanbul, he served between 1994 and 1998, as advisor to ~~Mayor~~then-mayor of Istanbul [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] for the restoration and decoration of palaces and other historical buildings in ~~İstanbul~~Istanbul.<ref name="haberler"/> Topbaş was also the owner of the Turkish cuisine restaurant chain, Saray Muhallebicisi.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Saray Muhallebicisi'nin bir şubesi daha kapandı İBB eski Başkanı Kadir Topbaş sahibi \|url=https://www.internethaber.com/saray-muhallebicisinin-bir-subesi-daha-kapandi-ibb-eski-baskani-kadir-topbas-sahibi-2128019h.htm \|website=www.internethaber.com \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|language=tr-TR \|date=21 September 2020}}</ref> He entered politics as member of the religious oriented [[National Salvation Party\|Milli Selamet Partisi (MSP)]] and became deputy mayor of [[Beyoğlu]] district in İstanbul, where he lives. Later on, Topbaş ran twice for the deputy of Artvin province in the [[Turkish Grand National Assembly\|parliament]], first in 1977 from the MSP and then in 1987 from [[Welfare Party\|Refah Partisi (RP]]) without success. In 1999, he was elected mayor of Beyoğle district from the [[Virtue Party\|Fazilet Partisi (FP)]]. In the 2004 regional elections, Kadir Topbaş ran for the post of [[List of mayors of Istanbul\|mayor of İstanbul]] from the [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)\| Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)]] and won. He is mayor of İstanbul since [[March 28]], [[2004]]. ==Political career== ~~He is married and has two sons and a daughter.~~ Topbaş entered politics as member of the religious oriented [[National Salvation Party\|Milli Selamet Partisi (MSP)]].<ref name="haberler"/> Later on, Topbaş ran twice for the deputy of Artvin province in the [[Turkish Grand National Assembly\|parliament]], first in 1977 from the MSP and then in 1987 from [[Welfare Party\|Refah Partisi (RP)]] without success.<ref name="haberler"/> In 1999, he was elected mayor of Beyoğlu district from the [[Virtue Party\|Fazilet Partisi (FP)]].<ref name="haberler"/> In the 2004 regional elections, Kadir Topbaş ran for the post of mayor of İstanbul from the [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)\|Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP)]] and won on 28 March 2004.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Former Mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbaş dies of COVID-19 aged 76 \|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/istanbul/former-mayor-of-istanbul-kadir-topbas-dies-of-covid-19-aged-76 \|website=Daily Sabah \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|language=en \|date=13 February 2021}}</ref> He became co-president of [[United Cities and Local Governments]] in November 2007 and was longlisted for the 2008 [[World Mayor]] award.<ref>{{cite web \|title=World Mayor: Comments on Kadir Topbas, Mayor of Istanbul \|url=http://www.worldmayor.com/comments06/istanbul_comment06.html \|website=www.worldmayor.com \|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> Kadir Topbaş was re-elected as the mayor of İstanbul metropolitan area in [[2009 Istanbul mayoral election\|2009 Turkish general local elections]], passing the runner-up [[Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]], former leader of [[Republican People's Party]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu gets COVID-19 jab \|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/turkish-opposition-leader-kemal-kilicdaroglu-gets-covid-19-jab/news \|website=Daily Sabah \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|language=en \|date=12 February 2021}}</ref> Topbaş was appointed President of the Union of Municipalities of Turkey in 2009.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dr. KADİR TOPBAŞ, PRESIDENT OF UCLG, WAS RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF UNION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF TURKEY \|url=http://arsiv.uclg-mewa.org/dr-kadir-topbas-president-of-uclg-was-re-elected-president-of-union-of-municipalities-of-turkey.html \|website=arsiv.uclg-mewa.org \|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> During the [[Gezi Park protests]] in mid-2013, he stressed that the redevelopment plans for [[Taksim Gezi Park]] were formulated straight from [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] and not the municipal authorities.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Turkish Protesters Say Talks Lead to a Tentative Agreement\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/world/europe/turkish-leader-gives-final-warning-to-park-protesters.html\|first=Tim\|last=Arango\|date=13 June 2013\|access-date=15 February 2021\|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Topbaş subsequently made a commitment for better dialogue with the general public before urban development would occur, claiming that "we won’t even change a bus stop without asking local people first".<ref name=Finkel>{{cite news\|title=The Hanging-by-a-Thread Gardens\|url=https://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/23/the-hanging-by-a-thread-gardens/\|first=Andrew\|last=Finkel\|date=23 July 2013\|access-date=15 February 2021\|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> He appeared to walk back on that commitment several days later, saying that it should not be taken literally and that the AKP had the final say.<ref name=Finkel/> Topbaş's son-in-law was arrested in the aftermath of the [[2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt]], for supposed ties to [[Gülen movement]]. Because of this, Topbaş himself reportedly lost favour in the AKP, but he refused to quit the party.<ref name=AP>{{cite news\|title=Istanbul's mayor announces his sudden resignation\|url=https://apnews.com/article/cb24d1321c854654bf4d61efaa35209c\|date=22 September 2017\|accessdate=14 February 2021\|work=Associated Press News}}</ref> He stated his plan to carve out a separate burial space for soldiers who participated in the coup and name it "the graveyard for traitors".<ref>{{cite news\|title=Turkish mayor calls for a 'graveyard for traitors' behind failed coup\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/21/turkish-mayor-calls-for-a-graveyard-for-traitors-behind-failed-coup/\|first=Ishaan\|last=Tharoor\|date=21 July 2016\|access-date=15 February 2021\|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> Near the end of Topbaş's mayoral tenure in 2017, he vetoed five proposed municipal zoning plan changes. However, the vetoes were overridden by his fellow AKP members.<ref name=AP/> He resigned as the mayor of Istanbul metropolitan area on 22 September 2017, without revealing a particular political reason.<ref name=AP/><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/ibb-baskani-kadir-topbas-istifa-etti-829455\|title=İBB Başkanı Kadir Topbaş istifa etti\|newspaper=Cumhuriyet}}</ref> [[Mevlüt Uysal]], the district mayor of [[Başakşehir]] since 2009, was elected as his successor by the Council of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on 28 September.<ref name="ntv1"/> [[File:Kadir Topbaş Chowk, Lahore.jpg\|thumb\|Kadir Topbaş Chowk in [[Lahore]], Pakistan inaugurated by Kadir Topbaş, The Mayor of [[Istanbul]] (Turkey) on 12 March 2012]] ==Personal life and death== He was married and had two sons and a daughter.<ref name="dailynews">{{cite web \|title=Former Istanbul mayor dies at 76 - Turkey News \|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/former-istanbul-mayor-dies-at-76-162384 \|website=Hürriyet Daily News \|date=14 February 2021 \|access-date=14 February 2021 \|language=en}}</ref> In November 2020, Topbaş was hospitalized for [[COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Koronavirüs tedavisi gören Kadir Topbaş'ın oğlundan açıklama \|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/koronavirus-tedavisi-goren-kadir-topbasin-oglundan-aciklama\|website=CNN Türk \|language=Turkish\|date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He died on 13 February 2021, due to [[Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome\|multiple organ failure]] amidst being treated for COVID-19 complications.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Kadir Topbaş yaşamını yitirdi \|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/kadir-topbas-yasamini-yitirdi-1813527\|newspaper=Cumhuriyet\|access-date=13 February 2021\|language=Turkish\|date=13 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|title=Kadir Topbaş hayatını kaybetti (Kadir Topbaş kimdir?)\|language=tr\|url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/son-dakika-haberi-kadir-topbas-hayatini-kaybetti-kadir-topbas-kimdir,eAYWYIWjYkWtXHw-XGKtwQ\|access-date=13 February 2021\|publisher=NTV}}</ref> == Awards == {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;" !class="unsortable"\| Ribbon bar ! Award or decoration ! Country ! Date ! Place ! class="unsortable"\| Note ! class="unsortable"\| Ref. \|- \| [[File:ROK Order of Cultural Merit Bo-gwan (3rd Class) ribbon.PNG\|70px]] \| [[Order of Cultural Merit (Korea)\|Order of Cultural Merit]] \| {{flag\|South Korea}} \| align=center\| {{Ntsh\|201409012}} 12 September 2014 \| [[Seoul]] \| \|<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ibb.gov.tr/tr-TR/Pages/Haber.aspx?NewsID=22186#.VBQPmfl_vCY\|title=Başkan Topbaş'a "Kore Devlet Nişanı" verildi\|language=Turkish\|publisher=Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality\|date=12 September 2014\|accessdate=13 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/27196127.asp\|title=Kadir Topbaş'a Kore devlet nişanı verildi\|language=Turkish\|newspaper=Hürriyet\|date=13 September 2014\|accessdate=13 September 2014}}</ref> \|- \|} ==References== {{Reflist\|30em\|refs= <ref name="ntv1">{{cite news\|url=http://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/istanbul-buyuksehir-belediyesinin-yeni-baskani-mevlut-uysal,EHmT6F3YTUSOC07IX4wurA\|work=NTV\|title=İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi'nin yeni başkanı Mevlüt Uysal\|date=28 September 2017\|language=Turkish\|accessdate=13 October 2017}}</ref> }} ==~~Reference~~External links== * [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090708213319/http://www.cities-localgovernments.org/uclg/index.asp?T=1&pag=template.asp&ID=357&L=EN UCLG bio] * [http://www.kimkimdir.gen.tr/kimkimdir.php?id=3067 Who is who] {{tr icon}} * [http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/istanbul-mayor.html CityMayors profile] {{s-start ~~box~~}} {{s-off}} {{succession box \| \| before=[[Ali Müfit Gürtuna]] \| \| title=[[List of mayors of Istanbul\|Mayor of İstanbul]] \| \| years= 28 March 2004~~–present~~ \|– 22 September 2017 \| after= ~~''incumbent''~~[[Mevlüt Uysal]] }} {{s-end ~~box~~}} {{Mayors of İstanbul}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1945 births\|Topbas, Kadir]]▼ [[Category:Turkish architects\|Topbas, Kadir]]▼ [[Category:Turkish politicians\|Topbas, Kadir]]▼ [[Category:Mayors of Istanbul\|Topbas, Kadir]]▼ {{DEFAULTSORT:Topbas, Kadir}} ~~[[de:Kadir Topbaş]]~~ ▲[[Category:20th-century Turkish politicians~~\|Topbas, Kadir~~]] ~~[[tr:Kadir Topbaş]]~~ [[Category:21st-century mayors of places in Turkey]] ▲[[Category:1945 births~~\|Topbas, Kadir~~]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey]] [[Category:Deaths from multiple organ failure]] [[Category:Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians]] ▲[[Category:Mayors of Istanbul~~\|Topbas, Kadir~~]] [[Category:National Salvation Party politicians]] [[Category:Istanbul University alumni]] [[Category:People from Artvin Province]] [[Category:Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (South Korea)]] ▲[[Category:Turkish architects~~\|Topbas, Kadir~~]] [[Category:Turkish Sunni Muslims]] [[Category:Virtue Party politicians]] [[Category:Welfare Party politicians]] [[Category:Marmara University alumni]] [[Category:Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University alumni]] [[Category:Burials at Fatih Mosque Graveyard, Istanbul]]