Turkey's ruling AK Party reveals 40 mayoral candidates

By Andac and Kaan Bozdogan

ISTANBUL

Turkish president and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party on Saturday announced the list of 40 mayoral candidates for the upcoming local elections in the country.

The names of candidates -- 14 metropolitan and 26 provincial municipality mayoral candidates -- were revealed at the gathering of AK Party executives and supporters in Istanbul.

The candidates for following cities were announced:

Adiyaman, Amasya, Antalya, Ardahan, Artvin, Bartin, Batman, Bayburt, Bitlis, Bolu, Burdur, Bursa, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Duzce, Elazig, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Giresun, Gumushane, Hakkari, Kahramanmaras, Karabuk, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Kirikkale, Kirklareli, Kilis, Kocaeli, Malatya, Nevsehir, Nigde, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Sanliurfa, Sirnak, Tekirdag and Yalova.

Candidates for Istanbul, Ankara Izmir were not revealed at today’s meeting.

The local elections in Turkey scheduled to be held on March 31, 2019.

By Andac and Kaan Bozdogan

ISTANBUL

Turkish president and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party on Saturday announced the list of 40 mayoral candidates for the upcoming local elections in the country.

The names of candidates -- 14 metropolitan and 26 provincial municipality mayoral candidates -- were revealed at the gathering of AK Party executives and supporters in Istanbul.

The candidates for following cities were announced:

Candidates for Istanbul, Ankara Izmir were not revealed at today’s meeting.

The local elections in Turkey scheduled to be held on March 31, 2019.