Ali Müfit Gürtuna

Ali Müfit Gürtuna is a Turkish politician known for his role as the mayor of Istanbul's Fatih district and later as the mayor of Istanbul itself. He gained attention during the political landscape shifts in Turkey, particularly when he was elected as the Fazilet Party’s candidate during a significant local election following the disqualification of former mayor Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Gürtuna's election highlighted the complexities of Turkish local politics and the interactions between different political parties at a time of contentious governance and legal challenges.