Lütfü Savaş (born 23 March 1965,

Yayladağı Yayladağı (), formerly Ordu (; ), is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 445 km2, and its population is 36,803 (2022). It is on the border with Syria, south of the city of Antakya. Yayla ...

) is a Turkish politician, doctor and former mayor of

Hatay Province Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, along the eastern coast of the Levantine Sea. The province ...

of Turkey.

Early life and education

Savaş was born in the Dağdüzü village in the

district of the province of

Hatay Hatay Province (, ) is the southernmost Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is , and its population is 1,686,043 (2022). It is situated mostly outside Anatolia, ...

. He is of Turkmen origin and has

Syrian Turkmen Syrian Turkmen, also called Syrian Turks or Syrian Turkish people (; ) are Syrian citizens of Turkish origin who mainly trace their roots to Anatolia (i.e. modern Turkey). Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen make up the third largest ethnic group ...

relatives in

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. He grew up in

Antakya Antakya (), Turkish form of Antioch, is a municipality and the capital Districts of Turkey, district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is . Prior to the devastating 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, 2023 earthquakes, its population was recorded ...

's Havuzlar neighborhood. In 1990, he graduated from the Medical School of

Anadolu University Anadolu University () is a public university in Eskişehir, Turkey. Anadolu University Distance Education Faculty (or Anadolu University Global Campus) serves as the national provider of distance education and is a member of the European Associ ...

Eskişehir Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630. The city is l ...

Career

He took part in the establishment of

Mustafa Kemal University Mustafa Kemal University (), abbreviated as MKU, is a public university established 1992 at Antakya, Hatay Province in southern Turkey. It is named after the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It comprises eleven faculties, ...

's Medical School. He became an associate professor in 2007. Between 2006 and 2008, he was the advisor of the rector of Mustafa Kemal University.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Savas, Lütfü 1965 births People from Yayladağı People from Hatay Province 20th-century Turkish politicians 21st-century Turkish politicians Contemporary Republican People's Party (Turkey) politicians Living people