Employment rate, 15–64 during each mayor's tenure
81 mayors, ranked by how the employment rate, 15–64 changed from their first day in office, next to Turkey over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | Country | In office | Total | vs TR | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cengiz Ergün | Manisa | 29 Mar 2009 – 3 Apr 2024 | +14.5 pp 2008 → 2023 | +5.6 pp TR +8.9 pp | +1.0 pp/yr | |
| 2 | AKP Serdar Atalay | Bingöl | 4 Apr 2009 – 3 Apr 2014 | +14.2 pp 2008 → 2013 | +9.6 pp TR +4.6 pp | +2.8 pp/yr | |
| 3 | AKP Mehmet Süleyman Selmanoğlu | Elazığ | 29 Mar 2009 – 2 Apr 2014 | +14.2 pp 2008 → 2013 | +9.6 pp TR +4.6 pp | +2.8 pp/yr | |
| 4 | DTP Edibe Şahin | Tunceli | 29 Mar 2009 – 30 Mar 2014 | +14.2 pp 2008 → 2013 | +9.6 pp TR +4.6 pp | +2.8 pp/yr | |
| 5 | AKP Yaşar Bahçeci | Kırşehir | 29 Mar 2009 – 31 Mar 2019 | +13.7 pp 2008 → 2018 | +6.6 pp TR +7.1 pp | +1.4 pp/yr | |
| 6 | AKP Ahmet Çakır | Malatya | 29 Mar 2009 – 26 Apr 2018 | +13.3 pp 2008 → 2017 | +6.7 pp TR +6.6 pp | +1.5 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Ali Erdoğan | Uşak | 29 Mar 2009 – 2 Apr 2014 | +13.1 pp 2008 → 2013 | +8.5 pp TR +4.6 pp | +2.6 pp/yr | |
| 8 | AKP Burhanettin Çoban | Afyonkarahisar | 30 Mar 2009 – 1 Apr 2019 | +12.8 pp 2008 → 2018 | +5.7 pp TR +7.1 pp | +1.3 pp/yr | |
| 9 | AKP Faruk Akdoğan | Niğde | 29 Mar 2009 – 24 Oct 2017 | +12.3 pp 2008 → 2017 | +5.7 pp TR +6.6 pp | +1.4 pp/yr | |
| 10 | AKP Tahsin Babaş | Kastamonu | 7 Apr 2014 – 5 Apr 2019 | +11.4 pp 2013 → 2018 | +8.9 pp TR +2.5 pp | +2.3 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 147 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Turkey is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15–64 · TurkStat labour force survey via the OECD regional database (TL2), annual averages for the province's statistical region, dated at mid-year · statistical region data · as of Dec 2025.