Government and politics in Konya, Türkiye: official figures
Konya 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 Konya?
The province of Konya’s 31 district mayoralties were split in March 2024 as follows: the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) 15, Yeniden Refah 6, CHP 5, BBP 2, İYİ Parti 1, independents 1, MHP 1.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow many MPs does Konya have?
The province of Konya elected 15 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 Konya vote in the 2023 presidential election?
In the May 2023 presidential run-off, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 73.0% of the votes across the province that contains the city of Konya against 27.0% for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 4th 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 Konya have?
The province of Konya was divided into 31 districts with 31 municipalities in 2024.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- 1,649,557 voters were registered across the province that contains the city of Konya for the 2024 local elections, +8.4% on 2019; the electorate ranked 6th 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 Konya went to AK Parti 9, MHP 2, CHP 2, İYİ Parti 1, Yeniden Refah 1; turnout was 89.2%. 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 Konya was 89.23%, 15th 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 Konya were won by AK Parti 24, MHP 4, independents 2, CHP 1, on a turnout of 84.4%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Konya compares with other cities in Türkiye
Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) (2023)
Konya ranks 4 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)
Konya ranks 19 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Antalya | 89.45% |
| 17 | Samsun | 89.41% |
| 18 | Sivas | 89.24% |
| 19 | Konya | 89.23% |
| 20 | Trabzon | 89.15% |
| 21 | Adana | 87.69% |
| 22 | Ordu | 87.67% |
Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) (2024)
Konya ranks 6 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Mersin | 1,392,176 |
Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) (2023)
Konya ranks 6 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | İzmir | 28 |
| 4 | Bursa | 20 |
| 5 | Antalya | 17 |
| 6 | Konya | 15 |
| 7 | Adana | 15 |
| 8 | Şanlıurfa | 14 |
| 9 | Gaziantep | 14 |
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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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