Mesudiye Village
Village Heads (Muhtars)
19 muhtars have led Mesudiye over 22 terms since the office was formalised in 1939. The current muhtar is Recep Evgin (since 2024). The longest-serving was Cengiz Özşahines — 20 unbroken years (1999-2019), a village record.
Complete chronology
| Period | Muhtar |
|---|---|
| 1939–1943 | Mehmet Erdoğdu |
| 1943–1947 | Ahmet Uysal |
| 1947–1948 | Mehmet Erdoğdu |
| 1948–1949 | Mehmet İncik |
| 1949–1950 | İbrahim Erik |
| 1950–1953 | Kazım Say |
| 1953–1954 | Seyit Küçükgökmen |
| 1954–1961 | Hilmi Gönen |
| 1962–1963 | Kadir Çotuk |
| 1963–1963 | İbrahim Cankara |
| 1963–1968 | Kazım Say |
| 1968–1969 | Abdurrahim Çotuk |
| 1969–1971 | Mehmet Gönen |
| 1971–1973 | Kazım Say |
| 1973–1977 | Şerif Tezcan |
| 1977–1984 | Mustafa Bayraktar |
| 1984–1989 | Hasan Yılmaz |
| 1989–1994 | Halil Cankara |
| 1994–1999 | Süleyman Kaba |
| 1999–2019 | Cengiz Özşahines |
| 2019–2024 | Ali Beki Tezcan |
| 2024– | Recep Evgin |
Notable tenures
- Mehmet Erdoğdu (1939-1943): First documented muhtar, served two terms (also 1947-1948)
- Kazım Say (1950-1953, 1963-1968, 1971-1973): Three separate terms across two decades — 10 years in total, second only to Cengiz Özşahines
- Hilmi Gönen (1954-1961) and Mustafa Bayraktar (1977-1984): the joint second-longest continuous terms, 7 years each
- Cengiz Özşahines (1999-2019): Record 20 years; brought first kantar (weighbridge), replaced the elevated water tank with a horizontal one, photographed with Karaman Governor Tapsız
- Recep Evgin (2024-): Current muhtar