Murat Ercan

Murat Ercan is a Turkish politician born in Mucur district of Kırşehir in 1974. Ercan, a member of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), has been the mayor of Ankara's Sincan district since 2017.

He completed his higher education in two different fields: He graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Pharmacy and Çankaya University Faculty of Law. He later completed a master's degree in public administration and political science.

He started his career in politics in the local organization of the AK Party. He served as neighborhood commission chairman, district board member and district vice chairman; He also worked in commissions affiliated with the party's Ankara provincial headquarters. He was elected as a member of Sincan Municipal Council in the local elections of March 30, 2014.

He became the Mayor of Sincan on November 10, 2017, in the council election held for the seat vacated by Sincan Mayor Mustafa Tuna's appointment as Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor. He was subsequently re-elected by popular vote in the local elections of 31 March 2019 and 31 March 2024 and continued his duty.