| Hakkı Akansel | |
| Office: | Mayor of Istanbul |
| Predecessor: | Aytekin Kotil |
| Successor: | Ecmel Kutay |
| Birth Date: | 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Erzincan, Turkey[1] |
| Death Date: | 15 May 2016 (aged 92) |
| Term Start: | 12 September 1980 |
| Term End: | 30 August 1981 |
İsmail Hakkı Akansel (1924 – 15 May 2016) was a Turkish military general and politician. In 1980, Akansel was appointed Mayor of Istanbul following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état and the establishment of military rule in Turkey. He served as the mayor of Istanbul from September 1980 to August 1981.[2] [3]
He retired from the military in 1985.[3]
İsmail Hakki Akansel died in Izmir, Turkey on 15 May 2016 at the age of 92.[2] [3] He was buried in Istanbul.[2]