Kadir Topbas
 

KADIR TOPBAS was nominated mayor of metropolitan Istanbul in March 2004. Since 1999 he served as mayor of Beyoglu. In 1994, he was appointed advisor to the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and organized the restoration and decoration of the municipal and summer palaces and historical works. He was a self-employed architect for years and served as vice president of the Board of Monuments and Preserving the Primary Cultural Assets of Istanbul, in the Ministry of Culture. He has doctorate in the Department of Art History and Archeology of Istanbul University.