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
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
The local elections in Turkey