Turkey › Kahramanmaraş › Dulkadiroğlu › Besenli Besenli · Dulkadiroğlu · Kahramanmaraş Highlights Latest Parliament (MP) (2023): AK PARTİ most votes · 62.0% Latest Metropolitan Mayor (2024): AK PARTİ most votes · 57.6% Latest District Municipality (2024): AK PARTİ most votes · 45.2% 31 MARCH 2024 DISTRICT MAYOR 2024-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 441 voters · 95.2% turnout · 356 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 161 45.2% YENİDEN REFAH 134 37.6% BÜYÜK BİRLİK 46 12.9% İYİ PARTİ 8 2.2% SAADET 3 0.8% ZAFER PARTİSİ 3 0.8% MİLLİ YOL 1 0.3%
31 MARCH 2024 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2024-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 441 voters · 93.9% turnout · 344 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 161 46.8% YENİDEN REFAH 129 37.5% BÜYÜK BİRLİK 43 12.5% ZAFER PARTİSİ 3 0.9% MİLLİ YOL 3 0.9% SAADET 2 0.6% İYİ PARTİ 2 0.6% HÜDA PAR 1 0.3%
31 MARCH 2024 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2024-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 441 voters · 95.2% turnout · 361 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 208 57.6% YENİDEN REFAH 133 36.8% İYİ PARTİ 8 2.2% ZAFER PARTİSİ 5 1.4% CHP 5 1.4% MİLLİ YOL 2 0.6%
28 MAY 2023 PRESIDENT (Round 2) 2023-05-28 · 2 ballot boxes · 449 voters · 89.3% turnout · 395 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 379 96.0% KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU 16 4.0%
14 MAY 2023 28. TERM MP 2023-05-14 · 2 ballot boxes · 449 voters · 88.6% turnout · 384 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 237 62.0% MHP 93 24.4% YENİDEN REFAH 26 6.8% CHP 16 4.2% BBP 2 0.5% AP 2 0.5% HAK-PAR 2 0.5% İYİ PARTİ 2 0.5% TKH 1 0.3% ANAP 1 0.3%
14 MAY 2023 PRESIDENT (Round 1) 2023-05-14 · 2 ballot boxes · 449 voters · 88.6% turnout · 387 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 371 95.9% KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU 16 4.1%
31 MARCH 2019 DISTRICT MAYOR 2019-03-31 · 3 ballot boxes · 789 voters · 96.6% turnout · 628 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 448 71.3% BBP 122 19.4% CHP 30 4.8% BTP 11 1.8% SAADET 9 1.4% BAĞIMSIZ ADAY 2 6 1.0% BAĞIMSIZ ADAY 1 2 0.3%
31 MARCH 2019 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2019-03-31 · 3 ballot boxes · 789 voters · 90.1% turnout · 620 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 457 73.7% BBP 106 17.1% CHP 41 6.6% BTP 8 1.3% SAADET 8 1.3%
31 MARCH 2019 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2019-03-31 · 3 ballot boxes · 789 voters · 93.4% turnout · 618 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 515 83.3% CHP 75 12.1% BTP 15 2.4% SAADET 10 1.6% ÖMER SOLAK 1 0.2% TKP 1 0.2% VATAN PARTİSİ 1 0.2%
24 JUNE 2018 27. TERM MP 2018-06-24 · 2 ballot boxes · 549 voters · 92.2% turnout · 484 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 403 84.0% MHP 52 10.8% İYİ PARTİ 15 3.1% CHP 7 1.5% HÜDA PAR 1 0.2% SAADET 1 0.2% VATAN PARTİSİ 1 0.2%
24 JUNE 2018 PRESIDENT 2018-06-24 · 2 ballot boxes · 549 voters · 92.2% turnout · 490 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 461 94.1% MUHARREM İNCE 11 2.2% MERAL AKŞENER 9 1.8% TEMEL KARAMOLLAOĞLU 5 1.0% SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ 3 0.6% DOĞU PERİNÇEK 1 0.2%
16 APRIL 2017 REFERENDUM 2017-04-16 · 2 ballot boxes · 556 voters · 93.9% turnout · 511 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent EVET 484 94.7% HAYIR 27 5.3%
01 NOVEMBER 2015 26. TERM MP 2015-11-01 · 2 ballot boxes · 540 voters · 93.7% turnout · 495 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 464 93.7% MHP 23 4.7% CHP 5 1.0% HKP 3 0.6%
07 JUNE 2015 25. TERM MP 2015-06-07 · 2 ballot boxes · 553 voters · 85.7% turnout · 460 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 397 86.3% MHP 42 9.1% SAADET 9 2.0% TURK PARTİ 6 1.3% CHP 3 0.7% MEP 1 0.2% HKP 1 0.2% HDP 1 0.2%
10 AUGUST 2014 PRESIDENT 2014-08-10 · 2 ballot boxes · 606 voters · 89.4% turnout · 530 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 485 91.5% EKMELEDDİN MEHMET İHSANOĞLU 43 8.1% SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ 2 0.4%
30 MARCH 2014 DISTRICT MAYOR 2014-03-30 · 2 ballot boxes · 629 voters · 96.5% turnout · 583 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 469 80.5% MHP 85 14.6% SAADET 26 4.5% BBP 1 0.2% DP 1 0.2% CHP 1 0.2%
30 MARCH 2014 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2014-03-30 · 2 ballot boxes · 629 voters · 96.5% turnout · 581 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 469 80.7% MHP 81 13.9% SAADET 27 4.7% DP 2 0.3% CHP 1 0.2% BBP 1 0.2%
30 MARCH 2014 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2014-03-30 · 2 ballot boxes · 629 voters · 97.0% turnout · 587 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 478 81.4% MHP 90 15.3% SAADET 15 2.6% BBP 2 0.3% CHP 1 0.2% DP 1 0.2%
12 JUNE 2011 24. TERM MP 2011-06-12 · 3 ballot boxes · 603 voters · 93.9% turnout · 563 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 537 95.4% CHP 8 1.4% BBP 7 1.2% MHP 7 1.2% DP 1 0.2% DYP 1 0.2% HAS PARTİ 1 0.2% MİLLET 1 0.2%
12 SEPTEMBER 2010 REFERENDUM 2010-09-12 · 2 ballot boxes · 609 voters · 95.4% turnout · 575 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent EVET 569 99.0% HAYIR 6 1.0%
29 MARCH 2009 PROVINCIAL COUNCIL 2009-03-29 · 2 ballot boxes · 627 voters · 95.7% turnout · 578 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 457 79.1% BBP 62 10.7% MHP 21 3.6% SAADET 17 2.9% DP 13 2.2% CHP 3 0.5% ANAVATAN 2 0.3% DTP 2 0.3% BTP 1 0.2%
How Besenli votes Besenli ranks 60th by electorate among the 105 localities of Dulkadiroğlu; it had 449 registered voters at the 2023 parliamentary election.
AK Parti took 61.7% in the neighborhood at that election. Across Dulkadiroğlu the same party stood at 54.1%, putting the neighborhood 7.6 points above the district average. In the presidential runoff Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 95.9% here and 83.4% across the district. At the 2017 referendum 94.7% of the neighborhood voted 'yes'; across the district that was 82.4%.
The picture has not changed since 2009: AK Parti has finished first in all of the last 15 elections. AK Parti stood at 95.4% at the 2011 parliamentary election and fell to 61.7% by 2023. At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to AK Parti with 45.2%, while Dulkadiroğlu as a whole was won by Yeniden Refah. Turnout at the 2024 local election was 95.2%, 15.6 points above the district average.