Turkish local elections, 2019
Turkish local elections, 2019
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On or before 31 March 2019 |
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All 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors of Turkey All 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councillors of Turkey According to 2014 local governmental composition |
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Leader |
Binali Yıldırım |
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu |
Party |
AK Party |
CHP |
Leader since |
22 May 2016 |
22 May 2010 |
Last election |
818 mayors, 11,309 councillors, 42.87% |
232 mayors, 4,320 councillors, 26.34% |
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Leader |
Devlet Bahçeli |
Kamuran Yüksek (pictured) Emine Ayna |
Party |
MHP |
DBP |
Leader since |
6 July 1997 |
17 July 2014 |
Last election |
169 mayors, 3,675 councillors, 17.82% |
99 mayors, 1,570 councillors, 6.29% |
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All 81 Provinces of Turkey |
The Turkish local elections of 2019 will be held on or before Sunday, 31 March 2019 throughout the 81 Provinces of Turkey. A total of 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors, alongside 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councillors will be elected, in addition to numerous local non-partisan positions such as neighbourhood presidents (muhtars) and elderly people's councils. A presidential election will follow in August while a general election is expected to be held by November 2019 at the latest.
Target municipalities
Opinion polls