Hakkı Akansel

İsmail Hakkı Akansel (1924 – 15 May 2016) was a Turkish military general and politician. In 1980, Akansel was appointed Mayor of Istanbul following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état and the establishment of military rule in Turkey. He served as the mayor of Istanbul from September 1980 to August 1981.^[2][3]

Hakkı Akansel
Mayor of Istanbul
In office 12 September 1980 – 30 August 1981
Preceded by	Aytekin Kotil
Succeeded by	Ecmel Kutay
Personal details
Born	1924 Erzincan, Turkey[1]
Died	15 May 2016 (aged 92)

He commanded the War Academies, the Second Army and the Aegean Army. He retired from the military in 1985.^[3]

İsmail Hakki Akansel died in İzmir, Turkey on 15 May 2016 at the age of 92.^[2][3] He was buried in Istanbul.^[2]