Abdurrahman Tutdere (born 19 January 1976, Adñyaman) is a Turkish lawyer and politician of Kurdish origin. He served as a Republican People's Party (CHP) 27th and 28th term Member of Parliament for Adñyaman. He was elected Mayor of Adñyaman in the 2024 local elections.
He was born in 1976 in the village of BaÃÂlñca, central Adñyaman. He graduated from the Atatürk University Erzincan Faculty of Law. From 2001 onwards, he worked as a freelance lawyer and a certified mediator. He held positions on the Adñyaman Bar Association board and on the Child Rights Committee of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations.
He joined the CHP Adñyaman Provincial Youth Branch in 1998. Within the party's Adñyaman organization, he served as Chairman of the Provincial Disciplinary Board, member of the Provincial Executive Board, and Provincial Secretary, and was a delegate to provincial and district congresses multiple times.
He was elected as a CHP MP for Adñyaman in the 2018 elections and served as a Clerk member in the parliament. He was re-elected as a CHP MP for Adñyaman in the 2023 general election and served on the Human Rights Inquiry Committee in the parliament.
He was nominated as the CHP's candidate for Mayor of Adñyaman in the 2024 local elections and, according to unofficial results, won the mayoralty with 49.74% of the vote. Thus, Tutdere became the first social democratic politician to win the Adñyaman mayorship since 1989. Tutdere received his certificate of election on 3 April 2024 and assumed office.
Tutdere, who was under investigation for the crime of "extortion by coercion", was temporarily removed from duty by the Ministry of Interior as a precautionary measure. This action was in accordance with Article 127 of the Constitution and Article 47 of the Municipality Law No. 5393, following a decision by the Istanbul 8th Penal Court of Peace on 8 July 2025 (file no. 2025/855) to place him under judicial control with a travel ban.
He was reinstated to his position on 5 August 2025.