The outcome of the elections (in terms of the number of mayors) for metropolitan municipalities in Turkey is shown below. The number of metropolitan centers was three in 1984 (Ankara, Istanbul and İzmir) and eight in 1989 (with Adana, Bursa, Gaziantep, Kayseri and Konya). In 1994, the number increased to 15 (with Antalya, Erzurum, Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Kocaeli, Mersin and Samsun) and in 2004 to 16 (with Sakarya).[1] [2] [3] In 2014, 14 new metropolitan municipalities were established. The abbreviations for the names of the parties are shown in section abbreviations.
| Date of election | ANAP | DYPDP | RP-FP | SHP | DSP | CHP | MHP | HADEP DTP BDPHDP | AKP | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.03.1984 | 3 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | 3 | |
| 26.03.1989 | … | 1 | 1 | 6 | … | … | … | … | … | 8 | |
| 27.03.1994 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | … | 1 | … | … | ... | 15 | |
| 18.04.1999 | 2 | … | 4 | … | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | … | 15 | |
| 28.03.2004 | … | … | … | … | 1 | 2 | … | 1 | 12 | 16 | |
| 29.03.2009 | … | … | … | … | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | |
| 30.03.2014 | … | … | … | … | … | 6 | 3 | 3[4] | 18 | 30 | |
| 31.03.2019 | … | … | … | … | … | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 30 |