Ahmet Piriştina

Ahmet Piriştina (8 April 1952 – 15 June 2004) was a Turkish politician who was Mayor of İzmir from 1999 to 2004. He was of Albanian descent, his family was from the city of Prishtina.^[1]

Ahmet Piriştina
24th Mayor of İzmir
In office 18 April 1999 – 15 June 2004
Preceded by	Burhan Özfatura
Succeeded by	Aziz Kocaoğlu
Personal details
Born	(1952-04-08)8 April 1952 İzmir, Turkey
Died	15 June 2004(2004-06-15) (aged 52) İzmir, Turkey
Political party	Republican People's Party (2003-04)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Left Party (1994-2003)
Relatives	Mergim Priştina Gülmen
Occupation	Mayor of İzmir

Piriştina was born in İzmir, Turkey. He was elected as Mayor of İzmir in two consecutive elections, in 1999 and 2004. As mayor he became known in Izmir for keeping his electoral promises and being an honest politician.^[1] He died of a heart attack at the age of 52.^[1] Mayor Piriştina's image was draped by Izmir residents over buildings, monuments, boats and buses, while over a million people attended his funeral.^[1]