2024 Turkish local elections
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The next local elections in Turkey are scheduled for 31 March 2024.[1]
Political parties participating in the election[edit]
General information about the parties that meet the conditions to participate in the election as of January 2, 2024 is listed here.[2][3] The Innovation Party announced that it would not participate in the election.[4] The places of 35 political parties on the ballot paper were announced by the YSK on January 27, 2024.[5]
Because of long-running court cases the Green Party and the Humanity and Freedom Party cannot get on the ballot.[6][7]: 38
| # | Party | Founded | Leader | Alliance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AK Party | Justice and Development Party | 2001 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | People's Alliance |
| 2 | İYİ Parti | Good Party | 2017 | Meral Akşener | — |
| 3 | SOL | Left Party | 2019 | Önder İşleyen | Union of Socialist Forces |
| 4 | BBP | Great Unity Party | 1993 | Mustafa Destici | People's Alliance |
| 5 | Memleket | Homeland Party | 2021 | Muharrem İnce | — |
| 6 | ANAP | Motherland Party | 2011 | İbrahim Çelebi | — |
| 7 | DSP | Democratic Left Party | 1985 | Önder Aksakal | — |
| 8 | Yeniden Refah | New Welfare Party | 2018 | Fatih Erbakan | — |
| 9 | DEM Parti | People's Equality and Democracy Party | 2012 | Tülay Hatimoğulları Oruç Tuncer Bakırhan |
Labour and Freedom Alliance |
| 10 | TKP | Communist Party of Turkey | 2001 | Kemal Okuyan[not 1] | Union of Socialist Forces |
| 11 | ABP | Anatolia Union Party | 2020 | Bedri Yalçın | — |
| 12 | ZP | Victory Party | 2021 | Ümit Özdağ | — |
| 13 | HKP | People's Liberation Party | 2005 | Nurullah Ankut | — |
| 14 | TKH | Communist Movement of Turkey | 2015 | Aysel Tekerek | Union of Socialist Forces |
| 15 | BTP | Independent Turkey Party | 2001 | Hüseyin Baş | — |
| 16 | Gelecek Partisi | Future Party | 2019 | Ahmet Davutoğlu | Felicity and Future Alliance |
| 17 | YTP | New Turkey Party | 2013 | Engin Yılmaz | — |
| 18 | CHP | Republican People's Party | 1992 | Özgür Özel | — |
| 19 | EMEP | Labour Party | 1996 | Selma Gürkan | Labour and Freedom Alliance |
| 20 | HÜDA PAR | Free Cause Party | 2012 | Zekeriya Yapıcıoğlu | — |
| 21 | HAK-PAR | Rights and Freedoms Party | 2002 | Düzgün Kaplan | — |
| 22 | Ocak | Hearth Party | 2023 | Kadir Canpolat | — |
| 23 | AB PARTİ | Justice Union Party | 2018 | İrfan Uzun | — |
| 24 | DP | Democrat Party | 2007 | Gültekin Uysal | — |
| 25 | GBP | Power Union Party | 2020 | Ali Karnap | — |
| 26 | MİLLET | Nation Party | 1992 | Cuma Nacar | — |
| 27 | Milli Yol | National Path Party | 2021 | Remzi Çayır | — |
| 28 | AP | Justice Party | 2015 | Vecdet Öz | — |
| 29 | GP | Young Party | 2002 | Hakan Uzan | — |
| 30 | ADP | Enlightened Democracy Party | 2021 | Zeynep Yıkarbaba | — |
| 31 | MHP | Nationalist Movement Party | 1993 | Devlet Bahçeli | People's Alliance |
| 32 | TİP | Workers' Party of Turkey | 2017 | Erkan Baş | Labour and Freedom Alliance |
| 33 | DEVA | Democracy and Development Party | 2020 | Ali Babacan | — |
| 34 | SAADET | Felicity Party | 2001 | Temel Karamollaoğlu | Felicity and Future Alliance |
| 35 | VP | Patriotic Party | 2015 | Doğu Perinçek | — |
Security concerns and incidents[edit]
On 10 February, gunmen opened fire at a campaign event in the Küçükçekmece district municipality of Istanbul for AKP mayoral candidate Aziz Yeniay, critically injuring one person. Seventeen people were arrested in connection with the attack.[8]
On 10 March, 33 people suspected of involvement with Islamic State were arrested in police raids in Sakarya Province on suspicion of plotting attacks ahead of the election Authorities also recovered weapons, cash and "organizational documents".[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ In accordance with the collective leadership principle, the most authoritative decision-making body is the Central Committee elected at the party congress.
References[edit]
- ^ Alper Coşkun (1 June 2023). "Erdoğan's Next Fight". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "YÜKSEK SEÇİM KURULU KARARI" (PDF). resmigazete.gov.tr. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "YSK Başkanı yerel seçime girebilecek partileri açıkladı". Yeniçağ Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Yenilik Partisi yerel seçime katılmayacak". www.gazeteduvar.com.tr. 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Partilerin oy pusulasındaki yerleri belli oldu". BBC News Türkçe (in Turkish). 27 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Faaliyette Olan Siyasi Partiler" [Active political parties]. tr:Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı (Türkiye) (in Turkish).
- ^ "Türkiye Report 2023 - European Commission". neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
Regarding political associations, the 8th Administrative Court of Ankara found unlawful the stance of the Ministry of Interior, which prevented the establishment of the Green Party by not providing a 'received' certificate for the application and decided to stay the execution of the process. The Court of Appeal has since removed the stay of execution decision regarding the Ministry of Interior's act, the Green Party is again prevented from being established and the case is still pending. The file for the establishment of the Humanity and Freedom Party is pending before the Constitutional Court.
- ^ "17 people detained after attack at Istanbul election campaign event, official says". Associated Press. 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Turkish police detain 33 people accused of plotting attacks ahead of local elections, official says". Associated Press. 10 March 2024.
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See also: Elections in the Ottoman Empire | |
