Career
He was the security chief for Süleyman Demirel during the 1970s when Demirel was prime minister of Turkey. Mayor of Adana
At the municipal elections on 11 December 1977, he was elected Mayor of Adana from Republican People"s Party (CHP). On 12 September 1980, he was removed from office by coup d"état with all the other politicians in Turkey.
On 26 March 1989 he was elected again as Mayor of Adana.
