2024 Istanbul mayoral election
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Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, held mayoral elections on 31 March 2024 as part of the 2024 Turkish local elections.[1] Preliminary results suggested incumbent mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was re-elected.
Background and candidates
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Ekrem İmamoğlu of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP); İmamoğlu, when elected in 2019, became the first non-AK Party mayor of Istanbul in 25 years.[1] In August 2023, he announced his intention to stand again, despite legal challenges to his candidacy.[2]
On 7 January, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey and leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), announced its candidate, Murat Kurum.[1]
Başak Demirtaş, the wife of imprisoned pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) leader Selahattin Demirtaş initially announced her intention to run but later withdrew.[3] On 9 February, the HDP's successor, the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) named Murat Çepni and Meral Danış Beştaş as its joint mayoral candidates, with the final decision on who would lead to be left in the event of them winning the election.[4]
Campaigning
Both İmamoğlu and Kurum have pledged to implement infrastructure projects to reinforce buildings against earthquakes and to ease chronic traffic congestion in the city.[5]
Incidents
On 10 February, gunmen opened fire at a campaign event in the Küçükçekmece district municipality for AK Party mayoral candidate Aziz Yeniay, critically injuring one person. Seventeen people were arrested in connection with the attack.[6]
Results
Metropolitan municipality mayoral election
Overall results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekrem İmamoğlu | Republican People's Party | 4,432,691 | 51.14 | |
| Murat Kurum | Justice and Development Party | 3,431,587 | 39.59 | |
| Mehmet Altınöz | New Welfare Party | 226,438 | 2.61 | |
| Azmi Karamahmutoğlu | Victory Party | 184,030 | 2.12 | |
| Meral Danış Beştaş | DEM Party | 183,805 | 2.12 | |
| Mehmet Satuk Buğra Kavuncu | Good Party | 54,619 | 0.63 | |
| Birol Aydın | Felicity Party | 48,893 | 0.56 | |
| Emre Berk Hacıgüzeller | Homeland Party | 14,919 | 0.17 | |
| Burhanettin Aktürk | New Turkey Party | 14,265 | 0.16 | |
| İdris Şahin | Democracy and Progress Party | 11,409 | 0.13 | |
| Mustafa Aytaş | Rights and Freedoms Party | 9,563 | 0.11 | |
| Cihan Erdoğanyılmaz | Independent Turkey Party | 9,003 | 0.10 | |
| Orhan Gökdemir | Communist Party of Turkey | 7,471 | 0.09 | |
| Nesim Pakır | Democratic Left Party | 5,480 | 0.06 | |
| İbrahim Okan Özkan | Patriotic Party | 4,907 | 0.06 | |
| Vedat Taylan Yıldız | Independent | 4,747 | 0.05 | |
| Umut Çınar | Motherland Party | 3,015 | 0.03 | |
| Ziya İncedere | Communist Movement of Turkey | 2,383 | 0.03 | |
| Osman Tekin | Anatolian Unity Party | 2,229 | 0.03 | |
| Hasan Hüsnü Güler | Nation Party | 2,024 | 0.02 | |
| Muharrem Mutlu | Justice Unity Party | 1,831 | 0.02 | |
| Merve Karataş | Independent | 1,652 | 0.02 | |
| Ishak Akbay | Independent | 1,263 | 0.01 | |
| Hüseyin Işık | National Path Party | 1,137 | 0.01 | |
| Hülya Kavuzlu Karaman | Independent | 1,091 | 0.01 | |
| Adem Bayraktar | Independent | 969 | 0.01 | |
| Vedat Öztürk | Independent | 888 | 0.01 | |
| Galip Menteşe | Independent | 781 | 0.01 | |
| Osman Çelik | Hearth Party | 699 | 0.01 | |
| Memet Ali Aydoğmuş | Independent | 333 | 0.00 | |
| Fatma Ragibe Kanıkuru Loğoğlu | Independent | 278 | 0.00 | |
| Abdullah Arli | Independent | 260 | 0.00 | |
| Sena Elest Akıncı | Independent | 244 | 0.00 | |
| Orhan Çebi | Independent | 232 | 0.00 | |
| Habip Aksu | Independent | 204 | 0.00 | |
| Bilen Akpınar | Independent | 192 | 0.00 | |
| Yaşar Polar | Independent | 186 | 0.00 | |
| Burak Emre Çetin | Independent | 185 | 0.00 | |
| Cemal Tarancı | Independent | 181 | 0.00 | |
| Güven Akıcı | Independent | 179 | 0.00 | |
| Polat Erdoğan | Independent | 160 | 0.00 | |
| Atakan Bozyayla | Independent | 154 | 0.00 | |
| Yüksel Özden | Independent | 152 | 0.00 | |
| Ömer Karvan | Independent | 148 | 0.00 | |
| Ahmet Soytürk | Independent | 140 | 0.00 | |
| Hüseyin Durmaz | Independent | 136 | 0.00 | |
| Mirhat Tekin Brusk | Independent | 127 | 0.00 | |
| Uğur Etlik | Independent | 119 | 0.00 | |
| Ahmet Birikmen | Independent | 111 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 8,667,510 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,667,510 | 96.63 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 302,702 | 3.37 | ||
| Total votes | 8,970,212 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,314,534 | 79.28 | ||
District elections
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Reactions
President Erdoğan acknowledged the AK Party’s defeat in Istanbul and other cities but said that it would mark "not an end for us but rather a turning point", adding that he would respect the result. Speaking to supporters in Saraçhane, İmamoğlu said that “our citizens' trust and faith in us has been rewarded".[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Erdogan names ex-minister as his party's Istanbul mayor candidate". Reuters. 7 January 2024.
- ^ Samson, Adam; Yackley, Ayla Jean (15 August 2023). "Istanbul mayor announces re-election bid in challenge to Erdoğan". Financial Times.
- ^ "Başak Demirtaş opts out of Istanbul mayoral race". Hurriyet Daily News. 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party enters Istanbul mayor's race". France 24. 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Things to know about the Turkish local elections that will gauge Erdogan's popularity". Associated Press. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says". Associated Press. 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Turkish local elections: Opposition stuns Erdogan with historic victory". BBC. 1 April 2024.
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