About Macit Özcan
Born 1954. Macit Özcan is a Turkish politician.
Macit Özcan (born 1954 in Karataş, Adana Province, Turkey) is a Turkish politician of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and a former mayor of Mersin.
After his secondary education in Adana, he graduated in civil engineering from Çukurova University. He went on to work as a civil engineer in the Ministry of Public Works and Housing. He has lived in Mersin since 1980.
He was elected Mayor of Mersin in 1999. He successfully stood for a third term in the March 2009 election. But in 2014 (partially because of the change in the election territory borders) he lost the elections. Özcan has been accused of being a "political octopus" and prone to corruption and dishonesty.
Committed to improving relations with his Arab neighbours, in 2006 Özcan launched a ferry service to the Syrian port of Latakia, which is one of Mersin's twin cities.
He is married with two children.
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Who is Macit Özcan?
Turkish statesperson (born 1954)
When was Macit Özcan born?
Macit Özcan was born in 1954 in Adana.
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Macit Özcan is a politician.
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Macit Özcan is Turkish.
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