On 24 September 2012, Melih Gökçek, Mayor of Municipality of Metropolitan Ankara, announced that a square in Ankara was named in honor of Fuat Sezgin.
He took his Turkish name after Melih Gökçek, the mayor of Ankara and the honorary president of Ankaraspor.
Speaking at the ceremony, WWO's board member Elaine Valdov said that Ankara had experienced a serious water shortage problem from 2007 to 2008, and "Kızılırmak River Rehabilitation Project" had been initiated under the guidance of Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek to solve the matter.
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During 2007 water crisis of Ankara, he suggested the water be transported from Kızılırmak.
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Also during the protests, Mellih Gökçek described BBC Turkish reporter Selin Girit as an "English agent", launching a campaign against her on Twitter.
During his presidency, he was involved in a debate with Melih Gökçek regarding the water problem of Ankara.
Melih Abdulhayoglu | Melih Gökçek | Melih Abdulhayoğlu | Melih Kibar | Hakan Gökçek |