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.

2009 İstanbul mayoral elections

29 March 2009
 
Candidate Kadir Topbaş Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu
Party AK Party CHP
Popular vote 3,105,555 2,568,710
Percentage 44.71% 36.98%


Mayor before election

Kadir Topbaş
AK Party

Elected Mayor

Kadir Topbaş
AK Party

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.

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