Turkey local elections 2024

[Duke of York]

I heard the CHP won control of the Ankara city council. can anyone confirm?

[TimeUnit2027]

Where can I find any information about the local electoral system?

Is there still a 10% or a 7% threshold? Are parties allowed to enter elections as coalitions in order to bypass the electoral threshold?

Where can I find the results of the council / assembly elections? I'm also interested in the distribution of seats in the new Istanbul city assembly.

There are only results of mayoral elections on this website: https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/31-mart-yerel-secim-sonuclari

No thresholds for local councils, but given the average council size is <20, there is a natural threshold of 5-7% to win a seat.
Results for Provincial Councils here : https://www.yenisafak.com/en/yerel-secim-2024/meclis-secim-sonuclari
Number of seats each party wins will be determined later by the Supreme Election Council when the results are finalized.

The results of of Metropolitan Mayor elections and Provincial Council elections are combined to produce national results. ..

Here:
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/yerel-secim-2024/secim-sonuclari

Local/council results?
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/yerel-secim-2024/meclis-secim-sonuclari
Am I right?

Correct

i though that there is a threshold of 10% still here ,guess wikipedia is wrong here

[Mike88]

I heard the CHP won control of the Ankara city council. can anyone confirm?

Yep: (compared with 2019)

49.4% CHP (+11.5)
28.1% AKP (-12.9)
  4.8% YRP (new)
  4.7% MHP (-2.4)
  3.8% ZP (new)
  2.9% IYI Parti (-4.3)
  1.3% BBP (-0.8 )
  1.0% Dem Parti (new)
  0.8% TIP (new)
  3.2% Others

[Lykaon]

I heard the CHP won control of the Ankara city council. can anyone confirm?

https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c140-DAILY_NEWS/n513550-mansur-yavas-wins-in-ankara-chp-secures-majority-in-the-council

It appears they have. Though that’s to be expected with Yavas winning 60% of the vote. I’m trying to find Istanbul, Izmir, and Antalya council as well

[Logical]

With 99.99% boxes counted.

Metro Mayors (30)
CHP 14 (+3)
AKP 12 (-3)
DEM 3
YRP 1 (new)
MHP 0 (-1)

Provincial Capital Mayors (51)
CHP 21 (+11)
AKP 12 (-12)
MHP 8 (-2)
DEM 7 (+2)
YRP 1 (new)
IYI 1 (+1)
BBP 1 (+1)
TKP 0 (-1)
IND 0 (-1)

District Mayors (922)
AKP 356 (-179)
CHP 337 (+150)
MHP 122 (-23)
DEM 65 (+15)
YRP 39 (new)
IYI 24 (+5)
BBP 14 (+9)
SP 1 (-8)
TIP 1 (new)
SOL 1 (+1)
DEVA 1 (new)
Others 3 (-3)
IND 9 (-4)

DEM changes are in comparison with HDP

The number Mayors won doesn't tell the whole story though.


Districts where CHP mayors won make up 63.3% of Turkey's population. Just 26.1% of the population will live in AKP-MHP controlled districts. It will be a massive test for the CHP to govern these districts well and turn it into a springboard for the next general elections.

[Duke of York]

I heard the CHP won control of the Ankara city council. can anyone confirm?

https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c140-DAILY_NEWS/n513550-mansur-yavas-wins-in-ankara-chp-secures-majority-in-the-council

It appears they have. Though that’s to be expected with Yavas winning 60% of the vote. I’m trying to find Istanbul, Izmir, and Antalya council as well

True but that is still a huge win for them.

[Mike88]

I’m trying to find Istanbul, Izmir, and Antalya council as well

Istanbul provincial council: (compared with 2019)

45.7% CHP (+7.2)
38.2% AKP (-7.4)
  3.8% YRP (new)
  3.6% ZP (new)
  1.7% Dem Parti (new)
  1.5% IYI Parti (-2.0)
  1.0% SAADET (-1.6)
  0.8% TIP (new)
  0.6% MHP (-1.6)
  3.1% Others

Izmir provincial council:

48.2% CHP (-4.5)
31.0% AKP (-4.9)
  4.5% Dem Parti (new)
  4.0% IYI Parti (+2.1)
  3.3% ZP (new)
  2.3% MHP (nc)
  1.4% TIP (new)
  1.2% YRP (new)
  0.6% DP (+0.2)
  3.5% Others

Antalya provincial council:

46.4% CHP (+8.5)
27.4% AKP (-7.0)
  6.2% IYI Parti (-3.2)
  6.0% MHP (-3.0)
  2.9% Dem Parti (new)
  2.5% ZP (new)
  1.7% YRP (new)
  1.5% DP (+0.3)
  0.9% BBP (-0.2)
  4.5% Others

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Apparently the new mayor of bursa in his old role caused a minor crisis by implementing a 20 percent quota for lgbt people in neighbourhood councils, leading to the district literally running out of gays and lesbians able to serve. I love Turkish secularists lol.

[Duke of York]

Apparently the new mayor of bursa in his old role caused a minor crisis by implementing a 20 percent quota for lgbt people in neighbourhood councils, leading to the district literally running out of gays and lesbians able to serve. I love Turkish secularists lol.

quotas for elected city councils or legislatures is ridiculous.

[President Johnson]

I wonder whether Erdo would have lost in this climate if he was up for reelection.

Imamoglu is definitely the CHP frontrunner for 2028 now. Or he was before, but solidified his position now.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Apparently the new mayor of bursa in his old role caused a minor crisis by implementing a 20 percent quota for lgbt people in neighbourhood councils, leading to the district literally running out of gays and lesbians able to serve. I love Turkish secularists lol.

quotas for elected city councils or legislatures is ridiculous.

Counterpoint: it's funny

[PSOL]

Apparently the new mayor of bursa in his old role caused a minor crisis by implementing a 20 percent quota for lgbt people in neighbourhood councils, leading to the district literally running out of gays and lesbians able to serve. I love Turkish secularists lol.

quotas for elected city councils or legislatures is ridiculous.

Counterpoint: it's funny

And definitely well served given the situation in the rest of the country.

[Hnv1]

With 99.99% boxes counted.

Metro Mayors (30)
CHP 14 (+3)
AKP 12 (-3)
DEM 3
YRP 1 (new)
MHP 0 (-1)

Provincial Capital Mayors (51)
CHP 21 (+11)
AKP 12 (-12)
MHP 8 (-2)
DEM 7 (+2)
YRP 1 (new)
IYI 1 (+1)
BBP 1 (+1)
TKP 0 (-1)
IND 0 (-1)

District Mayors (922)
AKP 356 (-179)
CHP 337 (+150)
MHP 122 (-23)
DEM 65 (+15)
YRP 39 (new)
IYI 24 (+5)
BBP 14 (+9)
SP 1 (-8)
TIP 1 (new)
SOL 1 (+1)
DEVA 1 (new)
Others 3 (-3)
IND 9 (-4)

DEM changes are in comparison with HDP

The number Mayors won doesn't tell the whole story though.


Districts where CHP mayors won make up 63.3% of Turkey's population. Just 26.1% of the population will live in AKP-MHP controlled districts. It will be a massive test for the CHP to govern these districts well and turn it into a springboard for the next general elections.

Where has TIP won a mayoral office?

[Logical]

Where has TIP won a mayoral office?

Samandağ. Arab speaking Alawite majority area with a small Antiochene Greek minority. Demographically closer to costal Syria than Eastern Anatolia.

[It's not just that you are a crook senator]

Where has TIP won a mayoral office?

Samandağ. Arab speaking Alawite majority area with a small Antiochene Greek minority. Demographically closer to costal Syria than Eastern Anatolia.

Also Hacıbektaş has elected an independent mayor who is affiliated with TİP and TİP won the most votes in their council.

[PSOL]

Middle Eastern Greeks are some of the best people in the world.

[Epaminondas]

What is the situation around the sham trial of Ekrem İmamoğlu for insults to AKP officials? The last I'd heard was that he had received a suspended sentence of 2+ years and a lifetime political ban, yet he's just been reelected for 5 years, positioning him perfectly for a 2028 run.

Have government prosecutors dropped their case against him? Unexpected in such an authoritarian regime.

[wnwnwn]

Apparently the new mayor of bursa in his old role caused a minor crisis by implementing a 20 percent quota for lgbt people in neighbourhood councils, leading to the district literally running out of gays and lesbians able to serve. I love Turkish secularists lol.

He should use the situarion to attrack western LGTB investors. It would probably end up in gentrification but also help creating a safe place for turkish LGTB people.

[oddfellowslocal151]

Where has TIP won a mayoral office?

Samandag, Arab speaking Alawite majority area with a small Antiochene Greek minority. Demographically closer to costal Syria than Eastern Anatolia.

Also Hacıbektaş has elected an independent mayor who is affiliated with TİP and TİP won the most votes in their council.

I believe that the new mayor and council of Tunceli/Dersim is a coalition of left parties running on the DEM list. From Evrensel-

"Dersim Alliance declared victory in the municipality of Dersim. Celebrations started in the city centre.

The Dersim Alliance, consisting of the Labour Party (EMEP), Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), Socialist Assemblies Federation (SMF), Labour and Freedom Front (EÖC), Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) and Partizan, are celebrating the election results."

[Logical]

When you can't win an election..... Disqualify the other candidate after the votes are counted.
In Kurdish Van the DEM party candidate was deemed ineligible by electoral authorities but instead of holding a repeat election they declared the second place AKP candidate winner.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

https://twitter.com/bulentmumay/status/1774688980576928040?t=dMznrpDQzzhbAI239jA...

Hahaha (the candidate is voting with his wife and daughter, and when that box was counted he scored ... Three votes).

[Duke of York]

I heard the CHP won control of the Ankara city council. can anyone confirm?

Yep: (compared with 2019)

49.4% CHP (+11.5)
28.1% AKP (-12.9)
  4.8% YRP (new)
  4.7% MHP (-2.4)
  3.8% ZP (new)
  2.9% IYI Parti (-4.3)
  1.3% BBP (-0.8 )
  1.0% Dem Parti (new)
  0.8% TIP (new)
  3.2% Others

Wow wasn't even close.

[Logical]

When you can't win an election..... Disqualify the other candidate after the votes are counted.
In Kurdish Van the DEM party candidate was deemed ineligible by electoral authorities but instead of holding a repeat election they declared the second place AKP candidate winner.

Decision reversed after protests and riots across Southeast Anatolia. DEM candidate declared winner.

[Oliver]

Has the number of seats each party received in council elections been published?

I'm interested in the political make-up of metropolitan and provincial councils / assemblies.

Where can I find any information about the local electoral system?

Is there still a 10% or a 7% threshold? Are parties allowed to enter elections as coalitions in order to bypass the electoral threshold?

Where can I find the results of the council / assembly elections? I'm also interested in the distribution of seats in the new Istanbul city assembly.

There are only results of mayoral elections on this website: https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/31-mart-yerel-secim-sonuclari

No thresholds for local councils, but given the average council size is <20, there is a natural threshold of 5-7% to win a seat.
Results for Provincial Councils here : https://www.yenisafak.com/en/yerel-secim-2024/meclis-secim-sonuclari
Number of seats each party wins will be determined later by the Supreme Election Council when the results are finalized.

The results of of Metropolitan Mayor elections and Provincial Council elections are combined to produce national results. ..

Here:
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/yerel-secim-2024/secim-sonuclari

Local/council results?
https://www.yenisafak.com/en/yerel-secim-2024/meclis-secim-sonuclari
Am I right?

Correct

i though that there is a threshold of 10% still here ,guess wikipedia is wrong here

[omar04]

When you can't win an election..... Disqualify the other candidate after the votes are counted.
In Kurdish Van the DEM party candidate was deemed ineligible by electoral authorities but instead of holding a repeat election they declared the second place AKP candidate winner.

Decision reversed after protests and riots across Southeast Anatolia. DEM candidate declared winner.

What's behind the fairly high MHP and ZP votes in several places there (Şırnak and Bitlis especially)? Is it mostly governmental workers stationed or bussed in there voting for them?