Government and politics in Antalya, Türkiye: official figures
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality has been run by the Republican People’s Party (CHP) since its candidate won the mayoral race on 31 March 2024.
Which party controls Antalya?
The province of Antalya’s 19 district mayoralties were split in March 2024 as follows: the Republican People’s Party (CHP) 16, AK Parti 2, DP 1.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow many MPs does Antalya have?
The province of Antalya elected 17 members of the Grand National Assembly in May 2023, against 16 in 2018.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow did Antalya vote in the 2023 presidential election?
In the May 2023 presidential run-off, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 42.7% of the votes across the province that contains the city of Antalya against 57.3% for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 10th lowest of 33 big-city provinces for Erdoğan (all 81 provinces combined: 51.9%).
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow many districts does Antalya have?
The province of Antalya was divided into 19 districts with 19 municipalities in 2024.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- 1,925,935 voters were registered across the province that contains the city of Antalya for the 2024 local elections, +12.8% on 2019; the electorate ranked 5th largest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copy
- The 2023 parliamentary seats of the province of Antalya went to CHP 6, AK Parti 6, İYİ Parti 2, MHP 2, Yeşil Sol Parti 1; turnout was 89.4%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Turnout in the first round of the 2023 presidential election across the province that contains the city of Antalya was 89.45%, 16th highest of 33 big-city provinces. Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copy
- In the 2019 local elections, mayors across the province that contains the city of Antalya were won by CHP 8, AK Parti 6, İYİ Parti 2, MHP 2, on a turnout of 85.2%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 31% of people in Antalya agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 67% of residents of Antalya were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 76% of residents of Antalya found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 64% of residents of Antalya thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 80% of people in Antalya said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 91% of people in Antalya were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Antalya compares with other cities in Türkiye
Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) (2023)
Antalya ranks 24 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Denizli | 47.0% |
| 22 | Adana | 46.0% |
| 23 | Eskişehir | 44.6% |
| 24 | Antalya | 42.7% |
| 25 | Tekirdağ | 40.7% |
| 26 | Aydın | 40.2% |
| 27 | Mersin | 39.7% |
Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) (2023)
Antalya ranks 16 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Muğla | 90.27% |
| 14 | Aydın | 89.93% |
| 15 | Mersin | 89.53% |
| 16 | Antalya | 89.45% |
| 17 | Samsun | 89.41% |
| 18 | Sivas | 89.24% |
| 19 | Konya | 89.23% |
Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) (2024)
Antalya ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ankara | 4,304,874 |
| 3 | İzmir | 3,459,970 |
| 4 | Bursa | 2,388,995 |
| 5 | Antalya | 1,925,935 |
| 6 | Konya | 1,649,557 |
| 7 | Adana | 1,629,953 |
| 8 | Kocaeli | 1,533,306 |
Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) (2023)
Antalya ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ankara | 36 |
| 3 | İzmir | 28 |
| 4 | Bursa | 20 |
| 5 | Antalya | 17 |
| 6 | Konya | 15 |
| 7 | Adana | 15 |
| 8 | Şanlıurfa | 14 |
Satisfied to live in the city (2023)
Antalya ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | City | Satisfied to live in the city |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antalya | 91.1% |
| 2 | Diyarbakir | 83.8% |
| 3 | Ankara | 81.4% |
| 4 | İstanbul | 64.8% |
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Sources
- Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü: Seçim İstatistikleri 2020-2024 (election statistics: 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections, 31 March 2024 local elections), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cb8acf717c1a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
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