Government and politics in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye: official figures
Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality has been run by the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) since its candidate won the mayoral race on 31 March 2024.
Which party controls Kahramanmaraş?
The province of Kahramanmaraş’s 11 district mayoralties were split in March 2024 as follows: the Republican People’s Party (CHP) 4, Yeniden Refah 3, AK Parti 3, İYİ Parti 1.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow many MPs does Kahramanmaraş have?
The province of Kahramanmaraş elected 8 members of the Grand National Assembly in May 2023, the same as in 2018.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow did Kahramanmaraş vote in the 2023 presidential election?
In the May 2023 presidential run-off, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 75.8% of the votes across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş against 24.2% for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the highest 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 Kahramanmaraş have?
The province of Kahramanmaraş was divided into 11 districts with 11 municipalities in 2024.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- 783,019 voters were registered across the province that contains the city of Kahramanmaraş for the 2024 local elections, +3.8% on 2019; the electorate ranked 11th smallest 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 Kahramanmaraş went to AK Parti 5, CHP 2, MHP 1; turnout was 85.4%. 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 Kahramanmaraş was 85.41%, 8th lowest 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 Kahramanmaraş were won by AK Parti 9, MHP 1, CHP 1, on a turnout of 86.9%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kahramanmaraş compares with other cities in Türkiye
Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) (2023)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kahramanmaraş | 75.8% |
| 2 | Erzurum | 73.6% |
| 3 | Sivas | 73.1% |
| 4 | Konya | 73.0% |
| 5 | Malatya | 72.0% |
| 6 | Elazığ | 70.3% |
| 7 | Trabzon | 68.9% |
Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) (2023)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 26 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Erzurum | 86.37% |
| 24 | Elazığ | 85.91% |
| 25 | Gaziantep | 85.84% |
| 26 | Kahramanmaraş | 85.41% |
| 27 | Batman | 85.04% |
| 28 | Hatay | 83.20% |
| 29 | Mardin | 82.81% |
Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) (2024)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 23 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Muğla | 814,986 |
| 21 | Denizli | 800,548 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 796,924 |
| 23 | Kahramanmaraş | 783,019 |
| 24 | Van | 714,992 |
| 25 | Eskişehir | 696,060 |
| 26 | Trabzon | 619,603 |
Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) (2023)
Kahramanmaraş ranks 18 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kayseri | 10 |
| 16 | Samsun | 9 |
| 17 | Balıkesir | 9 |
| 18 | Kahramanmaraş | 8 |
| 19 | Van | 8 |
| 20 | Aydın | 8 |
| 21 | Tekirdağ | 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…)
- 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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