Mahmut Çuhadar

Mahmut Çuhadar (born 1967) is a Turkish bureaucrat. He served as governor of Adıyaman from 2020 to 2023. He has a wife and two children.

Early life and education
Çuhadar was born in 1967 in Bafra, Samsun; he completed his all of his education in Bafra. He graduated from Ankara University in 1988.

Career
Çuhadar was appointed governor of Adıyaman on June 9, 2020.

Criticism
During the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, Çuhadar was met with protests from the local population because of a lack of help to the affected regions. He received more criticism after he was filmed laughing in front of the grieving people who lost their relatives in Adıyaman. The next day, he was protested again alongside the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu. Former AKP deputy Mehmet Metiner defended Çuhadar by saying: "Should he have cried instead of laughing?" He resigned soon after on March 10, 2023. However, he cited health issues instead of the incident as explanation for his resignation.