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Categories: POLITICS

Turkey 2024 local election aftermath

Entities: Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu · Istanbul · Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Council · Ekrem İmamoğlu · Republican People's Party (CHP)

Overview

In March 2024, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) emerged as the dominant force in Turkey’s local elections, winning control of 14 metropolitan municipalities—including Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir—along with numerous district and town councils. The results gave the CHP a broad base of municipal authority across the country.

By mid‑2026, focus shifted to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality council, where the CHP’s original 185 seats had been cut to 165 after arrests and suspensions. Analysts warned that a pending mayoral ban could prompt defections from CHP‑aligned councillors, potentially allowing the AK Party to secure a majority. CHP officials rejected these claims, calling the speculation inaccurate and insisting that an AK Party takeover was unlikely.

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [POLITICS] 5 sources
    CHP wins 14 metropolitan and 466 local municipalities in Turkey's 2024 local elections

    In Turkey's 31 March 2024 local elections, CHP won 14 metropolitan, 21 provincial, 395 district and 48 town municipalities, totaling 478 local authorities.

  2. 3 days ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Speculation That AK Party Could Gain Control of Istanbul Municipal Council

    After the 2024 elections, Istanbul's council fell to 165 CHP seats. Rumors claim 40 pro‑Kılıçdaroğlu members could shift, letting the AK Party take control if mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is barred, but officials deny.

Sources

61saat.com · aksiyon.com.tr · gazetedamga.com.tr · haber7.com · primetimes.no · sanayigazetesi.com.tr · yenicaggazetesi.com.tr