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Mustafa Tuna

Mustafa Tuna
28th Mayor of Ankara
Assumed office
6 November 2017
Preceded by Melih Gökçek
Personal details
Born 1957 (age 59–60)
Şarkışla, Sivas Province, Turkey
Nationality Turkish
Political party Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Alma mater Istanbul Technical University
Occupation Politician
Profession Environmental engineer

Mustafa Tuna (born 1957) is a Turkish engineer, academic, politician and, as of November 2017, mayor of Ankara.

Mustafa Tuna was born in Şarkışla, Sivas Province, Turkey, in 1957. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1980. Two years later he obtained a master's degree in environmental engineering from the same faculty of his alma mater. Between 1982 and 1983, he received training in the United States.

In 1995, he received a doctoral degree from the Faculty of Science at the İTÜ upon his thesis "Cost Index of Wastewater treatment Facilities and Discharge-Cost Relations". Tuna was endowed with the title "Associate Professor" of the scientific discipline "Water Pollution and Its Control" by the interuniversity board in 1998. In parallel with his practical works in the industry, he carried on his academic studies in environmental technology, infrastructure planning and engineering economics. He has a number of scientific publications, both in Turkey and internationally. He received a promotional publication award from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) for his international papers. He was designated jury member for postgraduate thesis in his discipline. Tuna took part in many scientific workshops, conferences, symposiums and meetings in and ouside the country.


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