Asım Güzelbey, (born 1951,

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) is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and a former mayor of Gaziantep (2004-2014). Asım Güzelbey is a surgeon by profession. He graduated in medicine. From 1974-1978, having specialized in knee surgery in

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, he studied at the

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. In 1981, he began working as an orthopedic specialist at the Social Security Hospital in Gaziantep. He worked as a volunteer doctor in Azerbaijan after the 1992 conflict. From 1998-2003 he worked in the Konukoğlu hospital. In the 2004 local government elections he scored 57.3% of the vote and was elected mayor of Gaziantep. He stood for a second term in the 29 March 2009 election and won 54.3% of the vote. He is married with two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guzelbey, Asım 1951 births Living people Mayors of places in Turkey Justice and Development Party (Turkey) politicians 21st-century Turkish politicians People from Gaziantep