The İzmir mayoral elections of 2014 were held on 30 March 2014 as part of the nationwide local elections held on the same day. Mayors for the metropolitan municipality of İzmir and 30 other district municipalities throughout the İzmir Province were elected during the election, as well as municipal councillors for each district. The incumbent Aziz Kocaoğlu from the Republican People's Party (CHP) was re-elected as the metropolitan mayor of İzmir with 49.6% of the vote.
The governing Justice and Development Party (AK Party) embarked on a particularly strong campaign, since İzmir was widely seen as the most significant stronghold of the opposition throughout the country. An AK Party gain in İzmir would thus be significant due to the impact it would have on the opposition. Although the AK Party was unable to win the metropolitan municipality, they won numerous other municipalities mostly in the south of the province, capitalising on their policy of extending the İZBAN commuter rail service to them. The Nationalist Movement Party also took two municipalities despite controlling none previously. Overall, the CHP won 23 of the 31 mayoral positions up for election, the AK Party won 6 and the MHP won 2.
Large-scale electoral fraud was reported during the counting process in İzmir, with the province being one of several provinces suffering from controversial electricity cuts on the eve of polling day.
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Electorate Ballot boxes 3.030.462 10.296 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyAziz Kocaoğlu 1.307.501 49.6 AK Party Justice and Development Party Binali Yıldırım 947.108 35.9 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Murat Taşer 210.124 7.97 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Osman Özçelik 88.375 3.35 DSP Democratic Left Party Selçuk Karakülçe 13.975 0.53 SP Felicity Party Mehmet Ali Özüdoğru 13.809 0.52 BBP Great Union Party Vural Turan 12.717 0.48 İP Workers' Party Hüseyin Tugay Şen 10.751 0.40 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Barış Çınar 6.329 0.24 DP Democratic PartyOsman Varol 4.557 0.17 YP Homeland Party Reşat Karaoğlu 3.204 0.12 BTP Independent Turkey Party Mustafa Aslan 2.924 0.11 HKP People's Liberation Party Suat Şahin 2.405 0.09 DYP True Path PartySecaattin Zenginoğlu2.246 0.08 CPT Communist Party of Turkey Savaş Sarı 2.245 0.08 TURK-P Social Reconciliation Reform and Development Party Murat Durak 2.160 0.08 HAK-PAR Rights and Freedoms Party Ali Reşat Öztürk 2.139 0.08 MP Nation Party Nejat Cebeci 940 0.03 Independent Menderes Gencer 914 0.03 Independent Burcu Koçlu 897 0.03 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Orkun Köksoy 548 0.02 Total2.635.868 Invalid / blank102.997 Turnout 90.38source: YSK
Districts
Aliağa
Electorate Ballot boxes 56,566 198 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % MHP Nationalist Movement Party Serkan Acar15.800 32.1 AK Party Justice and Development Party İbrahim Etem Yorulmaz 14.928 30.3 CHPRepublican People's PartyBarış Eroğlu 9.999 20.3 DSP Democratic Left Party Hakkı Ülkü 6.046 12.3 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Bircan Karakaya 1.602 3.26 SP Felicity Party Fatih Zeybekoğlu 356 0.72 DP Democratic Party Bayram Karcı 165 0.33 BBP Great Union Party Emre Kama 96 0.19 İP Workers' Party Sami Yaşar 64 0.13 BTP Independent Turkey Party Mustafa Canöz 43 0.08 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Ayhan Dost 12 0.02 Total49.111 Invalid / blank2.227 Turnout 91.74source: YSK
Balçova
Electorate Ballot boxes 60,211 202 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyMehmet Ali Çalkaya 31.654 60.6 AK Party Justice and Development Party Hasan Özcan 11.800 22.5 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Murat Sevengül3.310 6.33 DSP Democratic Left Party Semra Aksakal Kayacan 3.158 6.04 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Ercan Aygün 1.288 2.46 İP Workers' Party Talat Özdemir 270 0.51 BBP Great Union Party İsmail Mergen 199 0.38 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Ayşen Talay 174 0.33 SP Felicity Party Bülent Arslan 151 0.28 DP Democratic Party Hakan Gürsu 148 0.28 BTP Independent Turkey Party Rahime Sakınmaz 42 0.08 MP Nation Party Vedat Üyüklüer 18 0.03 Independent Hasan Aydın 15 0.02 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Esergül Öztürk Hepşennur 7 0.01 Total52.234 Invalid / blank1.883 Turnout 89.88source: YSK
Bayındır
Electorate Ballot boxes 31,206 130 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyUfuk Sesli 9.845 35.6 AK Party Justice and Development Party Mehmet Kertiş 9.725 35.2 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Mümtaz Almışlar6.611 23.9 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Fikret Kaya 1.000 3.62 SP Felicity Party Ayhan Bilgi 131 0.47 DP Democratic Party Fahri Avran 107 0.38 İP Workers' Party Cevdet Taşçı 83 0.30 BTP Independent Turkey Party Yasin Kahriman 38 0.13 BBP Great Union Party Afşin Türker Aydın 34 0.12 MP Nation Party İbrahim Yılmaz 24 0.08 Total27.598 Invalid / blank 1.538 Turnout 93.37source: YSK
Bayraklı
Electorate Ballot boxes 231,625 743 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyHasan Karabağ 88.745 44.0 AK Party Justice and Development Party İsmail Sarı 76.136 37.8 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Mehmet Toptaş16.847 8.36 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Ayten Marangoz 8.839 4.39 DSP Democratic Left Party Hüseyin Aslan 5.825 2.89 BBP Great Union Party Ali Dağaşan 1.368 0.67 SP Felicity Party Vedat Kolukısa 1.360 0.67 İP Workers' Party Faruk Yanık 696 0.34 DP Democratic Party Mehmet Emin Erener 687 0.34 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Aynur Baylı 387 0.19 BTP Independent Turkey Party Ömer Kalem 211 0.10 MP Nation Party Yakup Harmankaya 87 0.04 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Mehmet Emin Özer 61 0.03 Independent Salih Ünver 51 0.02 Independent Atilla Ayar 41 0.02 Total201.341 Invalid / blank8.500 Turnout 90.60source: YSK
Bergama
Electorate Ballot boxes 78,540 322 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyMehmet Gönenç 23.722 34.5 AK Party Justice and Development Party Hasan Şahin 21.494 31.2 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Özkan Karadiken21.206 30.8 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Gani Oğuz 579 0.84 SP Felicity Party Cengiz Utkulu 496 0.72 DP Democratic Party Hüseyin Yalçın 452 0.65 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Mehmet Altınöz 168 0.24 İP Workers' Party Mehmet Kırman 159 0.23 BTP Independent Turkey Party Mehmet Kocagöncü 148 0.21 BBP Great Union Party Veysel Korkmaz 120 0.17 Independent Ahsen Balta 103 0.14 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Halil İbrahim Geyik 42 0.06 Total68.689 Invalid / blank 4.076 Turnout 92.74source: YSK
Beydağ
Electorate Ballot boxes 9,957 46 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartySüleyman Vasfi Şentürk 4.714 53.8 AK Party Justice and Development Party Feyzi Kaya 2.315 26.4 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Alaeddin Topçu1.499 17.1 İP Workers' Party Nihat Yenisoy 57 0.65 SP Felicity Party İsmet Uysal 45 0.51 DSP Democratic Left Party Ümit Çakır 41 0.46 BTP Independent Turkey Party Yunus Şimşek 26 0.29 BBP Great Union Party Ali Aydın 19 0.21 MP Nation Party Sedat Kasap 18 0.20 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Nizamettin Demirel 17 0.19 Total8.751 Invalid / blank719 Turnout 95.11source: YSK
Bornova
Electorate Ballot boxes 310,535 1023 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyOlgun Atila 134.092 49.5 AK Party Justice and Development Party İlhan Kaya 92.281 34.1 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Erol Bahtiyar27.987 10.3 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Orhan Ayhan 7.667 2.83 SP Felicity Party Osman Akyollu 2.221 0.82 BBP Great Union Party İbrahim Uzun 1.317 0.48 DP Democratic Party Abdullah Tekbaş 1.287 0.47 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Salih Biçerer 1.027 0.37 İP Workers' Party Erdoğan Özer 889 0.32 DSP Democratic Left Party Kemal Cem Pülten 878 0.32 BTP Independent Turkey Party Orçun Baysal 394 0.14 Independent Ümit Arslan 246 0.09 MP Nation Party Ömer Faruk Tekin 128 0.04 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Gökhan Vatansever 101 0.03 Total270.515 Invalid / blank11.858 Turnout 90.93source: YSK
Buca
Electorate Ballot boxes 331,900 1068 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyLevent Piriştina 122.640 43.1 AK Party Justice and Development Party Cemil Şeboy 106.816 37.5 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Levent Cizmeli34.374 12.0 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Adnan Kaya 11.698 4.11 DSP Democratic Left Party Öner Osmanoğulları 2.014 0.70 BBP Great Union Party Cavit Babur 1.691 0.59 SP Felicity Party Cemal Arıkan 1.619 0.56 İP Workers' Party Ramazan Çalışkan 1.005 0.35 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Rahmi Bilgili 867 0.30 DP Democratic Party Hasan Enet 828 0.29 BTP Independent Turkey Party Hülya Özyer 413 0.14 Independent İsmail Hakkı Küçük 184 0.06 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Mustafa Kemal Soydan 86 0.03 MP Nation Party Nalan Savaş 83 0.02 Total284.318 Invalid / blank9.837 Turnout 88.87source: YSK
Çeşme
Electorate Ballot boxes 27,549 101 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyMuhittin Dalgıç 13.267 56.8 AK PartyJustice and Development Party Mustafa Cenger 8.505 36.4 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Önder Nas802 3.43 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Özlem Ayşe Önal 478 2.04 İP Workers' Party Songül Eren 75 0.32 DP Democratic Party Pınar Foral 62 0.26 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Cihat Vatan 41 0.17 BBP Great Union Party Mehmet Kürşad Yükselcan 33 0.14 BTP Independent Turkey Party Mehmet Çiray 24 0.10 Independent Mehmet Yüce 22 0.09 SP Felicity Party İbrahim Orakçı 14 0.06 Total23.323 Invalid / blank939 Turnout 88.07source: YSK
Çiğli
Electorate Ballot boxes 131,877 429 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyHasan Arslan 60.254 52.3 AK Party Justice and Development Party Adnan Yılmaz 35.572 30.9 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Mehmet Yalçın Bırazeroğlu13.053 11.3 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Yalçın Karaaslan 2.693 2.34 DSP Democratic Left Party Abubekir Sıddık Soysal 664 0.57 SP Felicity Party Muhsin Gircude 557 0.48 İP Workers' Party Hüsnü Ekim 555 0.48 BBP Great Union Party Kenan Çınar 516 0.44 HEPAR Rights and Equality Party Nafiz Saraçlar 423 0.36 DP Democratic Party İlker Taşkın 309 0.26 Independent Taner Cömert 240 0.20 BTP Independent Turkey Party Yunus Kılıç 134 0.11 MP Nation Party Ayşe Durmaz 42 0.03 LDP Liberal Democrat Party Yunus Emre Özgün 30 0.02 Total 115.042 Invalid / blank 4.315 Turnout 90.51source: YSK
Dikili
Electorate Ballot boxes 28,874 105 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyMustafa Tosun 12.661 51.6 AK Party Justice and Development Party Ahmet Dağdelen 5.875 23.9 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Halis Devecioğlu4.064 16.5 DSP Democratic Left Party Yusuf Altıparmak 965 3.93 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Semra Uzunok 684 2.78 İP Workers' Party Mehmet Arıcı 124 0.50 SP Felicity Party Yusuf Çetin 108 0.44 BBP Great Union Party Hacı İbrahim Kireşci 47 0.19 Total24.528 Invalid / blank1.266 Turnout 89.33source: YSK
Foça
Electorate Ballot boxes 18,411 69 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyGökhan Demirağ 6.714 42.0 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Serdar Mersin4.272 26.7 DSP Democratic Left Party Osman Mert 1.918 12.0 AK Party Justice and Development Party Salih Emrullah Keleş 1.642 10.2 İP Workers' Party Yavuz Efe 808 5.05 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Sibel Kalaycı 243 1.52 DP Democratic Party Haluk Bozkurt 169 1.05 BBP Great Union Party Fahretdin Saç 140 0.87 SP Felicity Party Muhammed Ali İbiş 50 0.31 BTP Independent Turkey Party Cemil Erdoğan 14 0.08 Total15.970 Invalid / blank692 Turnout 90.63source: YSK
Gaziemir
Electorate Ballot boxes 92,778 303 Candidates Results Party Candidate Votes % CHPRepublican People's PartyHalil İbrahim Şenol 38.625 47.5 AK Party Justice and Development Party Kerem Fahri Baykalmış 27.761 34.1 MHP Nationalist Movement Party Köksal Koç9.333 11.4 HDP Peoples' Democratic Party Zühal Çelebi 3.591 4.41