2009 Istanbul mayoral election
The 2009 Istanbul mayoral election for the office of mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (Turkish: İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı) was held on 29 March 2009 and was won by the Justice and Development Party candidate, the incumbent Kadir Topbaş.
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The closely fought contest was noticeable in that it helped launch the national political career of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who would go on to assume the leadership of his party.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadir Topbaş | Justice and Development Party | 3,101,440 | 44.71 | |
| Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu | Republican People's Party | 2,566,704 | 37.00 | |
| Ahmet Turgut | Nationalist Movement Party | 347,449 | 5.01 | |
| Mehmet Bekaroğlu | Felicity Party | 336,849 | 4.86 | |
| Akın Birdal | Democratic Society Party | 312,074 | 4.50 | |
| Ahmet Vefik Alp | Democratic Left Party | 90,223 | 1.30 | |
| Cevdet Tellioğlu | Great Unity Party | 79,162 | 1.14 | |
| Mehmet Dülger | Democrat Party | 33,052 | 0.48 | |
| Ahmet Özal | Motherland Party | 21,908 | 0.32 | |
| Sabiha Karamustafa | Independent Turkey Party | 17,018 | 0.25 | |
| Mehmet Ali Erdoğan | Rights and Freedoms Party | 9,490 | 0.14 | |
| Zehra Güner | Communist Party of Turkey | 7,688 | 0.11 | |
| Ahmet Aktaş | Nation Party | 4,955 | 0.07 | |
| Fahrettin Tanınmış | Liberal Democratic Party | 3,014 | 0.04 | |
| Melek Altıntaş | Independent | 1,045 | 0.02 | |
| Nurullah Çolak | Independent | 711 | 0.01 | |
| Selamettin Tellioğlu | Independent | 540 | 0.01 | |
| Cihan Akdaş | Independent | 503 | 0.01 | |
| Yahya Güneşer | Independent | 448 | 0.01 | |
| Ahmet Lacin | Independent | 447 | 0.01 | |
| Abidin Orhan Pak | Independent | 420 | 0.01 | |
| Erhan Taş | Independent | 332 | 0.00 | |
| Fatma Ragibe Kanıkuru Loğoğlu | Independent | 282 | 0.00 | |
| Dursunali Bacıoğlu | Independent | 276 | 0.00 | |
| Burhan Erol | Independent | 275 | 0.00 | |
| Yasin Kılar | Independent | 251 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 6,936,556 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 6,936,556 | 96.49 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 252,253 | 3.51 | ||
| Total votes | 7,188,809 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,794,284 | 81.74 | ||
References
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