The outcome of the elections (in terms of the number of mayors) for metropolitan municipalities in Turkey is shown below. The number of metropolitan centers was three in 1984 (Ankara, Istanbul and İzmir) and eight in 1989 (with Adana, Bursa, Gaziantep, Kayseri and Konya). In 1994, the number increased to 15 (with Antalya, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Kocaeli, Mersin and Samsun) and in 2004 to 16 (with Sakarya).Election results Official report for 2009 Mart 1994 Büyükşehir Belediye Seçimi In 2014, 14 new metropolitan municipalities were established. The abbreviations for the names of the parties are shown in section abbreviations. Date of election ANAPDYP DPRP-FP SHPDSPCHPMHPHADEPDTPBDP HDPAKPTotal25.03.19843……………………326.03.1989…116……………827.03.19943362…1…… ... 1518.04.19992…4…4311…1528.03.2004…………12…11216 29.03.2009…………13111016 30.03.2014…………… 6 3 3Including an independent supported by the party 18 3031.03.2019……………11131530
See also The number of Turkish municipalities
Abbreviations ANAP: Motherland Party (later on merged into True Path Party) DYP: True Path Party (later on renamed Democratic Party) DP: Democrat Party RP: Welfare Party FP: Virtue Party SHP: Social Democrat People’s Party (later on merged with CHP) CHP: Issued from SHP (later on merged with SHP) DSP: Democratic Left Party MHP: Nationalist Movement Party (actually in 1989 National Task Party) HADEP: People’s Democracy Party(In 2004 as a coalition with SHP (not to be confused with SHP above)) DTP: Democratic Society Party AKP: Justice and Development Party BDP :Peace and Democracy Party
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