Mr. Kadir Topbaş
Mayor of Istanbul and President of UCLG, Turkey
Mr. Kadir Topbaş, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the President of United Cities and Local Governments, earned his PhD degree from Istanbul University in the Department of Art History and Archeology. He worked as an architect for many years and became the Mayor of Beyoglu in 1999. Topbas became a candidate for the Mayorship of Istanbul in 2004 Local Elections, and won with vast majority. He is also a member of the supervisory board and trustee committee of TAC Foundation (Foundation of History and Environment).