30 March 2014 2019 → 4,100,191 3,427,157 Start date March 30, 2014 | Turnout 89.39% 47.9% 40.0% Location Istanbul, Turkey | |
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Winner Kadir Topbaş | ||
The İstanbul mayoral elections of 2014 were held on 30 March 2014 as part of the local elections taking place throughout Turkey on the same day. The Metropolitan Mayor of İstanbul as well as the district mayors of the 39 districts of İstanbul were elected, along with municipal councillors for each district municipality. The metropolitan municipality race was one of the most high-profile and close watched elections in the country, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidate Kadir Topbaş being re-elected for a third consecutive term as mayor with 47.9% of the vote. Mustafa Sarıgül, the Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate, came second with 40% of the vote.
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