Ahmet Özer (born 1960, Van) is a Turkish academic and politician.
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Career
editHe was among the founders of the New Democracy Movement, which was active in the 1990s.[1] In the 2024 Local Elections, he was elected mayor of Esenyurt, a district in Istanbul.[2] However, following his arrest on charges of "being a member of an armed terrorist organization," he was temporarily removed from office by a decision of the Ministry of the Interior.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Cevat Korkmaz yazdı | Ahmet Özer'den terörist yaratmak". Diyarbakır Yenigün (in Turkish). 1 November 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özer" (in Turkish). 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Özer görevden uzaklaştırıldı". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "CHP'li Esenyurt Belediye Başkanı Özer 'PKK üyesi olmak' suçlamasıyla tutuklandı" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.