Besim Dutlulu
Besim Dutlulu | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Manisa Metropolitan Municipality | |
| Assumed office 16 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdi Zeyrek |
| Mayor of Akhisar | |
| In office 4 April 2019 – 16 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Salih Hızlı |
| Succeeded by | Ekrem Kayserili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1979 |
| Party | Republican People's Party (2014–present) |
| Spouse |
Özge Dutlulu (m. 2005) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Ege University |
| Occupation | |
| Website | besimdutlulu.com |
Besim Dutlulu (born 28 September 1979; Akhisar) is a Turkish politician and pharmacist who has been serving as the Mayor of Manisa Metropolitan Municipality since 2025. After completing his pharmacy education at Ege University, Dutlulu opened his own pharmacy in Akhisar in 2005 and held various positions in the Manisa Chamber of Pharmacists and several cooperatives. He joined the Republican People's Party (CHP) in 2014 and was elected Mayor of Akhisar in the 2019 Turkish local elections with 55.41% of the vote as the candidate of CHP and the Nation Alliance. He was re-elected in the 2024 Turkish local elections, serving a second term.
While serving as Mayor of Akhisar, following the death of Manisa Metropolitan Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, Dutlulu was elected Mayor of Manisa Metropolitan Municipality by the Manisa Metropolitan Municipal Council on 16 June 2025. He received 85 out of 87 votes as the CHP nominee.