Mehmet Ali Bul was elected mayor of the city of Tunceli (Dersim) in the local elections of March 30, 2014 with a total of 7,250 votes and with a score of 42.46%. Bul was dismissed from his post by the Interior Ministry on November 18, 2016 and arrested on March 29, 2017, Mehmet Ali Bul was sentenced to 8 years and 9 months in prison for "belonging to a terrorist organization".

He is the father of 2 children.