Mehmet Özhaseki's life and political career were among the most sought after topics of the day. Mehmet Özhaseki, who is the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, started his political career between 1994 and 1998 as the Mayor of Melikgazi. Who is Mehmet Özhaseki, who was born on May 25, 1957 in Kayseri, how old is he and where is he from?
He was born in 1957 in Kayseri. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kayseri. He graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electronics Engineering. However, due to the political conditions prevailing in Turkey at that time, he had to leave his education there. In the same year, he won the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University. After graduating from here, he did his law internship in Kayseri Courthouse. However, he did not practice his profession as a lawyer. He became the head of the family company operating on textiles. He took an active part in business life until 1994.
He won the mayorship of Melikgazi in the local elections of March 27, 1994. He was appointed as the Metropolitan Municipality Mayor with the election held in the Metropolitan Municipality Council on 23 June 1998. He became the Mayor of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality again in the local elections of 18 April 1999.
Mehmet Özhaseki, who was elected as the Metropolitan Municipality Mayor for the third time with a record 28 percent of the votes in the 2004 March 70.2 local elections, set an example for Turkey with the “Kayseri Model Municipality” he developed.
He was a candidate in the 29 March 2009 and 30 March 2014 local elections and was elected to the Metropolitan Municipality for the 4th and 5th times. Mayor Özhaseki was elected as the Metropolitan Municipality Mayor for the 5th time in a row, breaking a new ground in the history of Kayseri.
Mehmet Özhaseki, who was the chairman of the Union of Historical Cities, one of the most important unions of Turkey, of which the metropolitan, provincial, district and town municipalities are members, for 2004 years between 2011 and 7, helped TKB gain a corporate identity at home and abroad and to restore many historical monuments throughout the country. It played a major role in reintroducing it to our historical and cultural heritage.
Özhaseki resigned from the metropolitan mayorship on February 10, 2015 for his candidacy for the parliamentary candidacy from the AK Party. He was elected as the AK Party Kayseri deputy in the 7 June and 1 November elections.
After the AK Party Ordinary Grand Congress held on September 12, 2015, he took part in the renewed party showcase as AK Party Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Local Administrations. On November 1, 2015, he was re-elected as Kayseri Deputy in the general elections, and was elected as the 26th Congressman.
He became a Kayseri Deputy for the period.
He served as the Minister of Environment and Urbanization in the 24th Government of the Republic of Turkey, which was presented and approved by Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 2016, 65.
He was elected as Kayseri Deputy in the General Elections of 24 June 2018 and became the 27th Term Kayseri Deputy.
After the AK Party Ordinary Grand Congress held on August 18, 2018, he took place as AK Party Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Local Administrations.
Mehmet Özhaseki, who is married and has 4 children, speaks English and Arabic.