Government and politics in Muğla, Türkiye: official figures
Muğla 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 Muğla?
The province of Muğla’s 13 district mayoralties were split in March 2024 as follows: the Republican People’s Party (CHP) 11, AK Parti 2.
Source: Yüksek Seçim Kurulu (YSK, Supreme Election Council), Seçmen Kütüğü Genel Müdürlüğü · saved copyHow many MPs does Muğla have?
The province of Muğla elected 7 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 Muğla vote in the 2023 presidential election?
In the May 2023 presidential run-off, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 33.5% of the votes across the province that contains the city of Muğla against 66.5% for Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, 4th 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 Muğla have?
The province of Muğla was divided into 13 districts with 13 municipalities in 2024.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- 814,986 voters were registered across the province that contains the city of Muğla for the 2024 local elections, +12.2% on 2019; the electorate ranked 14th 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 Muğla went to CHP 4, AK Parti 2, İYİ Parti 1; turnout was 90.3%. 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 Muğla was 90.27%, 13th 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 Muğla were won by CHP 6, AK Parti 6, MHP 1, on a turnout of 86.3%. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Muğla compares with other cities in Türkiye
Erdoğan’s share in the 2023 presidential run-off (whole province) (2023)
Muğla ranks 30 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mersin | 39.7% |
| 28 | Van | 38.5% |
| 29 | Mardin | 34.8% |
| 30 | Muğla | 33.5% |
| 31 | İzmir | 32.9% |
| 32 | Batman | 31.9% |
| 33 | Diyarbakir | 28.3% |
Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) (2023)
Muğla ranks 13 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Turnout, 2023 presidential election (first round) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Tekirdağ | 90.63% |
| 11 | İstanbul | 90.61% |
| 12 | İzmir | 90.35% |
| 13 | Muğla | 90.27% |
| 14 | Aydın | 89.93% |
| 15 | Mersin | 89.53% |
| 16 | Antalya | 89.45% |
Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) (2024)
Muğla ranks 20 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Registered voters, 2024 local elections (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Balıkesir | 999,041 |
| 18 | Aydın | 882,124 |
| 19 | Tekirdağ | 872,507 |
| 20 | Muğla | 814,986 |
| 21 | Denizli | 800,548 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 796,924 |
| 23 | Kahramanmaraş | 783,019 |
Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) (2023)
Muğla ranks 24 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Members of parliament elected in 2023 (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Tekirdağ | 8 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 8 |
| 23 | Denizli | 7 |
| 24 | Muğla | 7 |
| 25 | Eskişehir | 6 |
| 26 | Mardin | 6 |
| 27 | Trabzon | 6 |
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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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