DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan announced the municipal mayoral candidates of her party. Doğan announced that Meral Danış Beştaş and Murat Çepni are the candidates for İstanbul, stating, « Our decision is not a gesture to some and a challenge to others. »
February 9, 2024, Bianet English
People’s Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Parti) Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan addressed reporters in a press conference at the party’s headquarters regarding the local election agenda.
Doğan has announced the co-mayoral candidates for many cities, including İstanbul and Ankara.
Referring to the ‘Great Freedom March’ in her speech, Doğan said, ‘I come to you with the dust of my feet from Cizre. The Freedom March has been continuing for 9 days now, stopping at new stations. The Freedom March will continue until February 15 with demands for equality, freedom, justice, and peace. I salute the marchers. Isolation is not only in prisons but in many of our lives. Our right to object, our rebellion, our freedom of expression are under siege. That’s why isolation, like a snowball, is holding Turkey hostage.
Doğan then announced the co-mayoral candidates for 40 provinces and 16 metropolitan municipalities.
After announcing the candidates, Doğan stated: « We are a political movement too strong and experienced to be squeezed into the options of either winning or losing. Our decision is neither a gesture nor a challenge. We present everything transparently. We are fighting not for a party to feel powerful, but for peoples to live in a stronger and more peaceful manner. »
The provinces and metropolitan municipalities announced by Doğan are as follows:
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Meral Danış Beştaş – Murat Çepni
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Ayşe Serra Bucak Küçük – Doğan Hatun
Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Devrim Demir – Ahmet Türk
Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Neslihan Şedal – Abdullah Zeydan
Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Kasım Yıldırım – Bilmez Erboğa
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Kemal Bülbül – Nesibe Bahadır
Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Gamze Toprak – Suat Başaraner
Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Cevahir Kayar – Hanifi Yıldırım
Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Engin Güleser – Emine Melis Tantan
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Gülbahar Gündüz – Bülent Kılıç
Samsun Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
İnci Aydın – Hasan İlten
Ordu Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Zeynep Toptaş Yılmaz – Necmettin Durmuş
Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Leyla Üzüm – Samedin Gündoğan
Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Remziye Erener – İhsan Sarıyar
Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Fatma Şıkyürek – Ali Ardıç
Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Sevim Şimşek Bayram – Abdulvahap Ekim
Ağrı Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Hazal Aras – Memet Akkuş
Batman Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Gülüstan Sönük – Mehdi Öztüzün
Bitlis Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Sümeye Kızıltepe – Enver Barin
Hakkari Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Viyan Tekce – Mehmet Sıddık Akış
Iğdır Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Nejla Kum – Mehmet Nuri Güneş
Kars Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Arzu Savaş Derman – Kenan Karahancı
Siirt Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Safiye Alağaş – Mehmet Kaysi
Bolu Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Birsen Baş – Veli Saçılık
Yalova Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Songül Hacıoğlu Dağ – Cengiz Topbaşlı
Çanakkale Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Canan Aytaç – Çetin Avcı
Sivas Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Semiha Şahin – Cemal Pir
Erzincan Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Elmast Tolmaç – Birhat Onuk
Uşak Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Azize Karadağ – Ahmet Ak
Artvin Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Fatma Biçer – Levent Serhan
Edirne Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Aylin Hacaloğlu – Mevlüt Aykoç
Giresun Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Feride Kızgit – Ümit Bozan
Kırıkkale Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Şehmiran Güneş – Razi Taşkın
Kırklareli Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Arzu Fırat – Adnan Aydın
Kırşehir Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Kadriye Turan – Cemil Akkaş
Yozgat Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Merve Eylül Bütün – Bager Aşkın
Zonguldak Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Çağla Özgençtürk – İbrahim Nebioğlu
Tokat Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Dilber Demir – Reşat Yıldız
Sinop Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Filiz Yalçın – Erol Aydemir
Rize Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Nurettin Aydın – Semanur Akar
Niğde Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Başak Caner Aktaş – Hacı Zırığ
Nevşehir Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Helin Elif Geyik – Erdem Eren Bektaş
Kütahya Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Sibel Temel – Hakan Etemoğlu
Kastamonu Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Hatice Uçar – Yakup Akyol
Gümüşhane Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Gülşen Işık – Abdulsamed Gültekin
Çankırı Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Azize Akoğlu – Veysel Yıldırım
Burdur Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Fatma Arslan – Tamer Kaş
Bayburt Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Tülay Kılınç – Recep Özmen
Bartın Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Leyla Danış – Kemal Eroğlu
Bilecik Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Züleyha Çengel – Ömer Ege
Karabük Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Emine Kaya – Adnan Aksu
Isparta Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Meral Karakuş – Nizam Aktepe
Afyonkarahisar Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Zehra Yalçın – Sezer Erikli
Amasya Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Güvercin Ünaldı – Reşit Güneç
Düzce Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Ayfer Fatma Çelik – Zabit Vurdu
Aksaray Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Hanife Gedik Başer – Azad Demirağ
Akdeniz Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Hoşyar Sarıyıldız – Nuriye Arslan
Cihanbeyli Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Eylül Yaylacı – Hasan Ateşci
Kulu Municipality Co-Mayoral Candidates
Ayşe Özdemir – Bekir Karakurt