Muhittin Böcek

Muhittin Böcek (born 25 October 1962) is a Turkish politician from the Republican People's Party serving as the mayor of Antalya since 8 April 2019. He served as the mayor of Konyaaltı, a district of Antalya, from 1999 to 2019.^[1]

Muhittin Böcek
Mayor of Antalya
In office 8 April 2019 – 7 July 2025 (He was suspended from duty by the decision of the Ministry of Justice.)
Preceded by	Menderes Türel
Succeeded by	Büşra Özdemir
Mayor of Konyaaltı
In office 18 April 1999 – 8 April 2019
Preceded by	Hasan Talşık
Succeeded by	Semih Esen
Personal details
Born	(1962-10-25) 25 October 1962 (age 62) Konyaaltı, Antalya, Turkey
Political party	Republican People's Party (since 2002)
Other political affiliations	Motherland Party (1994-2002)

On 5 July 2025, he was arrested on suspicion of bribery.^[2]

Personal life

He caught coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic 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.^[3][4]