Population during each mayor's tenure
81 mayors, ranked by how population 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 | AKP Hasan Kara | Kilis | 30 Mar 2014 – 4 Apr 2019 | +76.8% 2013 → 2018 | +65.4 pts TR +11.4% | +12.1%/yr | |
| 2 | AKP İbrahim Karaosmanoğlu | Kocaeli | 28 Mar 2004 – 4 Apr 2019 | +52.1% 2003 → 2018 | +24.9 pts TR +27.2% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 3 |  Lütfü Savaş | Hatay | 29 Mar 2009 – 6 Apr 2024 | +37.4% 2008 → 2023 | +12.6 pts TR +24.8% | +2.1%/yr | |
| 4 | AKP Mehmet Abdi Bulut | Kilis | 28 Mar 2004 – 30 Mar 2014 | +35.6% 2003 → 2013 | +21.5 pts TR +14.2% | +3.1%/yr | |
| 5 | Kadir Albayrak | Tekirdağ | 8 Apr 2014 – 5 Apr 2024 | +35.1% 2013 → 2023 | +18.9 pts TR +16.2% | +3.1%/yr | |
| 6 | N Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba | Şanlıurfa | 28 Mar 2004 – 1 Apr 2014 | +34.1% 2003 → 2013 | +19.9 pts TR +14.2% | +3.0%/yr | |
| 7 | AKP Asım Güzelbey | Gaziantep | 28 Mar 2004 – 7 Apr 2014 | +33.3% 2003 → 2013 | +19.1 pts TR +14.2% | +2.9%/yr | |
| 8 | AKP Kadir Topbaş | Istanbul | 1 Apr 2004 – 22 Sep 2017 | +30.4% 2003 → 2016 | +7.7 pts TR +22.7% | +2.1%/yr | |
| 9 |  Kadir Kara | Osmaniye | 29 Mar 2009 – 4 Apr 2024 | +30.0% 2008 → 2023 | +5.2 pts TR +24.8% | +1.8%/yr | |
| 10 | AKP Nihat Çiftçi | Şanlıurfa | 6 Sep 2015 – 5 Apr 2019 | +26.1% 2014 → 2018 | +17.3 pts TR +8.8% | +6.0%/yr |
Showing 10 of 213 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 %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. million residents, 31 December · TurkStat address-based population register via the OECD regional database (TL3), end of year · province data · as of Dec 2025.