What is Kadir Topbaş?
{{Infobox officeholder | office = [[List of mayors of Istanbul|Mayor of Istanbul]] | image = Kadir Topbas at 38th Istanbul Vodafone Marathon (2) cropped.jpg | predecessor = [[Ali Müfit Gürtuna]] | successor = [[Mevlüt Uysal]] | office2 = Mayor of Beyoğlu | predecessor2 = [[Nusret Bayraktar]] | party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party (AKP)]] | successor2 = [[Ahmet Misbah Demircan]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1945|01|08|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Yusufeli]], [[Artvin Province|Artvin]], Turkey | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|02|13|1945|01|08|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Istanbul]], Turkey | alma_mater = [[Istanbul University]] | term_start = 28 March 2004 | term_end = 22 September 2017 | term_start2 = 18 April 1999 | term_end2 = 28 March 2004 | spouse = Özleyiş Topbaş | children = 3 | awards = [[File:ROK_Order_of_Cultural_Merit_Bo-gwan_(3rd_Class)_ribbon.PNG|border|23px]] [[Order of Cultural Merit (Korea)|Bogwan Order of Cultural Merit]] (2014) }} '''Kadir Topbaş''' (8 January 1945 – 13 February 2021) was a Turkish architect, businessman and politician. He was [[List of mayors of Istanbul|Mayor]] of [[Istanbul]] from 2004 to 2017. He was born in [[Yusufeli]], [[Artvin Province|Artvin]]. He was a member of the [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|Justice and Development Party (AKP)]]. In November 2020, Topbaş was hospitalized for [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Koronavirüs tedavisi gören Kadir Topbaş'ın oğlundan açıklama |url=https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/koronavirus-tedavisi-goren-kadir-topbasin-oglundan-aciklama|website=CNN Türk |language=Turkish|date=25 December 2020}}</ref> He died on 13 February 2021 from [[multiple organ failure]] following COVID-19 treatment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kadir Topbaş yaşamını yitirdi |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/kadir-topbas-yasamini-yitirdi-1