Muhittin Böcek (born 25 October 1962) is a Turkish politician from the

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

serving as the mayor of

Antalya Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...

since 8 April 2019. He served as the mayor of

Konyaaltı Konyaaltı is a district in the Antalya Province, Turkey. The name "Konyaaltı" (pronounced ), originates from the expression of "koy altı", which in the Turkish language means "the bay under the cliffs" . The district is situated beneath the cli ...

, a district of Antalya, from 1999 to 2019.

Personal life

He has a son. He caught

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during the

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and was taken to the intensive care unit on 8 September 2020, he was taken from the intensive care unit out at the end of 64 days.

References

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