Watan-In the coming hours, all eyes turn to Turkey where the local Turkish elections are taking place with the participation of several parties. Attention is particularly focused on Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara, which the ruling party shockingly lost in 2019. The world awaits the results of the 2024 municipal elections, which may be announced late on Sunday, March 31st, or early April.
More than 61 million voters, including naturalized citizens from Arabs and Syrians, are participating across various Turkish provinces in these elections. Attention is particularly on the major states and municipalities, numbering 32 out of 81 provinces.
The streets of Turkey are filled with billboards, banners, flags, and the faces of numerous candidates. The Justice and Development Party aims to reclaim the municipality of Istanbul, which it lost in 2019 after a bitter competition and a controversial rerun that shattered the hopes of the ruling party’s supporters.
Turkish Municipal Elections 2024
These local elections coincide with a challenging period for Turkey, facing economic challenges with inflation spiraling out of control. Authorities have taken exceptional measures by raising interest rates to 50%, the highest in the world.
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The date of the Turkish municipal elections 2024 is March 31st, and they start from the early morning hours until 5 p.m., after which the vote counting begins and the results are gradually announced.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has affirmed in several speeches the efforts of the Justice and Development Party to complete its victories in the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections by winning the 2024 municipal elections, especially in the major cities Ankara and Istanbul.
The municipalities of Istanbul and Ankara are among the most important and largest municipalities, and parties strive to win them.
Results of the Turkish Local Elections 2024
The Justice and Development Party’s candidate, Murat Kurum, competes against Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People’s Party for the mayorship of Istanbul. Similarly, the Republican People’s Party’s candidate, Mansur Yavas, competes against Turgut Altinok of the Justice and Development Party for the mayoralty of Ankara.
Ekrem Imamoglu from the Republican People’s Party won the mayoralty of Istanbul in the 2019 elections. Similarly, Mansur Yavas from the same party won the mayoralty of the Turkish capital, Ankara, with the support of the Good Party.
To follow the results of the Turkish local elections, you can access the official TRT platform, which broadcasts numbers and statistics in all provinces and the final results via secim.trthaber.com.
The results of the Turkish elections may be announced late on the polling day, March 31st, officially completed the following day.
The winner of the Turkish municipal elections receives a statement of victory, granting them the right to receive the municipal portfolios unless a rerun is decided, as was the case in the Istanbul municipal elections in 2019.