Unemployment rate during each mayor's tenure
81 mayors, ranked by how the unemployment rate 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 | N Ahmet Türk | Mardin | 8 Apr 2014 – 16 Nov 2016 | +8.7 pp 2013 → 2016 | +6.6 pp TR +2.1 pp | +2.9 pp/yr | |
| 2 | BDP Tuncer Bakırhan | Siirt | 4 Apr 2014 – 17 Nov 2016 | +8.7 pp 2013 → 2016 | +6.6 pp TR +2.1 pp | +2.9 pp/yr | |
| 3 | BDP Serhat Kadırhan | Şırnak | 30 Mar 2014 – 5 Nov 2016 | +8.7 pp 2013 → 2016 | +6.6 pp TR +2.1 pp | +2.9 pp/yr | |
| 4 | AKP Feyat Asya | Muş | 30 Mar 2014 – 31 Mar 2024 | +8.3 pp 2013 → 2023 | +7.6 pp TR +0.7 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 5 | AKP Savcı Sayan | Ağrı | 2 Apr 2019 – 24 Mar 2023 | +7.6 pp 2018 → 2022 | +8.0 pp TR −0.4 pp | +1.9 pp/yr | |
| 6 | AKP Fehmi Hüsrev Kutlu | Adıyaman | 30 Mar 2014 – 31 Mar 2019 | +6.0 pp 2013 → 2018 | +3.8 pp TR +2.2 pp | +1.2 pp/yr | |
| 7 | AKP Hasan Kara | Kilis | 30 Mar 2014 – 4 Apr 2019 | +6.0 pp 2013 → 2018 | +3.8 pp TR +2.2 pp | +1.2 pp/yr | |
| 8 | AKP Haluk Şahin Yazgı | Aksaray | 4 Apr 2014 – 15 Apr 2019 | +5.3 pp 2013 → 2018 | +3.1 pp TR +2.2 pp | +1.1 pp/yr | |
| 9 |  Cemal Akın | Bartın | 30 Mar 2009 – 24 Mar 2023 | +5.3 pp 2008 → 2022 | +4.5 pp TR +0.8 pp | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 10 | Rafet Vergili | Karabük | 29 Mar 2009 – 3 Apr 2024 | +4.8 pp 2008 → 2023 | +5.1 pp TR −0.3 pp | +0.3 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 labour force, 15 and over · TurkStat labour force survey via the OECD regional database (TL2), 15 and over, annual averages for the province's statistical region, dated at mid-year · statistical region data · as of Dec 2025.