Turkey › Kahramanmaraş › Oniki Şubat › Besen Besen · Oniki Şubat · Kahramanmaraş Highlights Latest Parliament (MP) (2023): AK PARTİ most votes · 44.1% Latest Metropolitan Mayor (2024): YENİDEN REFAH most votes · 44.5% Latest District Municipality (2024): YENİDEN REFAH most votes · 50.3% 31 MARCH 2024 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2024-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 619 voters · 91.8% turnout · 517 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent YENİDEN REFAH 230 44.5% AK PARTİ 219 42.4% MEMLEKET 33 6.4% CHP 14 2.7% İYİ PARTİ 8 1.6% DEM Parti 3 0.6% YTP 3 0.6% DP 2 0.4% NUSRET GÜLOĞLU 1 0.2% BTP 1 0.2% ZAFER PARTİSİ 1 0.2% DEVA PARTİSİ 1 0.2%
31 MARCH 2024 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2024-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 619 voters · 93.4% turnout · 476 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent YENİDEN REFAH 235 49.4% AK PARTİ 174 36.5% MEMLEKET 26 5.5% BÜYÜK BİRLİK 12 2.5% İYİ PARTİ 11 2.3% CHP 11 2.3% BTP 2 0.4% TKP 1 0.2% DEM Parti 1 0.2% MİLLİ YOL 1 0.2% MİLLET 1 0.2% TKH 1 0.2%
31 MARCH 2024 DISTRICT MAYOR 2024-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 619 voters · 95.6% turnout · 491 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent YENİDEN REFAH 247 50.3% AK PARTİ 183 37.3% MEMLEKET 22 4.5% CHP 13 2.6% İYİ PARTİ 13 2.6% DEM Parti 4 0.8% BÜYÜK BİRLİK 4 0.8% MİLLİ YOL 1 0.2% MİLLET 1 0.2% GELECEK PARTİSİ 1 0.2% DEVA PARTİSİ 1 0.2% BTP 1 0.2%
28 MAY 2023 PRESIDENT (Round 2) 2023-05-28 · 2 ballot boxes · 579 voters · 95.7% turnout · 550 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 504 91.6% KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU 46 8.4%
14 MAY 2023 28. TERM MP 2023-05-14 · 2 ballot boxes · 578 voters · 95.5% turnout · 520 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 230 44.1% MHP 110 21.1% BAĞIMSIZ ADAY 4 91 17.5% CHP 23 4.4% İYİ PARTİ 22 4.2% YENİDEN REFAH 10 1.9% MEMLEKET 7 1.3% ZAFER PARTİSİ 6 1.1% BBP 4 0.8% AP 4 0.8% BAĞIMSIZ ADAY 2 2 0.4% ANAP 2 0.4%
14 MAY 2023 PRESIDENT (Round 1) 2023-05-14 · 2 ballot boxes · 578 voters · 95.3% turnout · 540 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 484 89.6% KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU 34 6.3% SİNAN OĞAN 18 3.3% MUHARREM İNCE 4 0.7%
31 MARCH 2019 DISTRICT MAYOR 2019-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 552 voters · 97.3% turnout · 494 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 370 74.9% İYİ PARTİ 64 13.0% BBP 45 9.1% BAĞIMSIZ ADAY 1 5 1.0% BTP 5 1.0% SAADET 5 1.0%
31 MARCH 2019 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2019-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 552 voters · 97.3% turnout · 487 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 376 77.2% İYİ PARTİ 54 11.1% BBP 44 9.0% SAADET 5 1.0% BTP 3 0.6% DP 3 0.6% HDP 1 0.2% VATAN PARTİSİ 1 0.2%
31 MARCH 2019 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2019-03-31 · 2 ballot boxes · 552 voters · 97.3% turnout · 497 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 400 80.5% CHP 91 18.3% SAADET 3 0.6% BTP 1 0.2% TKP 1 0.2% ÖMER SOLAK 1 0.2%
24 JUNE 2018 27. TERM MP 2018-06-24 · 2 ballot boxes · 544 voters · 93.4% turnout · 493 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 358 72.2% MHP 72 14.5% CHP 34 6.8% İYİ PARTİ 28 5.7% SAADET 2 0.4% HDP 2 0.4%
24 JUNE 2018 PRESIDENT 2018-06-24 · 2 ballot boxes · 544 voters · 93.4% turnout · 502 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 443 88.2% MUHARREM İNCE 33 6.6% MERAL AKŞENER 22 4.4% DOĞU PERİNÇEK 3 0.6% TEMEL KARAMOLLAOĞLU 1 0.2%
16 APRIL 2017 REFERENDUM 2017-04-16 · 2 ballot boxes · 545 voters · 91.7% turnout · 491 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent EVET 434 88.4% HAYIR 57 11.6%
01 NOVEMBER 2015 26. TERM MP 2015-11-01 · 2 ballot boxes · 551 voters · 91.5% turnout · 499 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 451 90.4% CHP 23 4.6% MHP 17 3.4% BBP 4 0.8% HKP 2 0.4% HDP 1 0.2% KP 1 0.2%
07 JUNE 2015 25. TERM MP 2015-06-07 · 2 ballot boxes · 552 voters · 86.2% turnout · 465 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 342 73.5% MHP 40 8.6% CHP 37 8.0% SAADET 36 7.7% TURK PARTİ 5 1.1% VATAN PARTİSİ 2 0.4% HDP 2 0.4% HKP 1 0.2%
10 AUGUST 2014 PRESIDENT 2014-08-10 · 2 ballot boxes · 561 voters · 81.1% turnout · 449 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN 398 88.6% EKMELEDDİN MEHMET İHSANOĞLU 43 9.6% SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ 8 1.8%
30 MARCH 2014 DISTRICT MAYOR 2014-03-30 · 2 ballot boxes · 564 voters · 96.8% turnout · 514 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 242 47.1% BBP 173 33.7% MHP 68 13.2% CHP 15 2.9% SAADET 7 1.4% DP 4 0.8% BTP 3 0.6% MİLLET 1 0.2% HDP 1 0.2%
30 MARCH 2014 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 2014-03-30 · 2 ballot boxes · 564 voters · 96.8% turnout · 510 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 263 51.6% BBP 150 29.4% MHP 69 13.5% CHP 12 2.4% SAADET 6 1.2% DP 4 0.8% İP 3 0.6% BTP 1 0.2% HDP 1 0.2% ÖDP 1 0.2%
30 MARCH 2014 METROPOLITAN MAYOR 2014-03-30 · 2 ballot boxes · 564 voters · 96.8% turnout · 509 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 334 65.6% MHP 95 18.7% BBP 57 11.2% CHP 10 2.0% SAADET 9 1.8% BTP 2 0.4% DP 2 0.4%
12 JUNE 2011 24. TERM MP 2011-06-12 · 2 ballot boxes · 575 voters · 96.3% turnout · 552 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 500 90.6% CHP 21 3.8% MHP 18 3.3% BBP 6 1.1% HAS PARTİ 3 0.5% DP 2 0.4% SAADET 2 0.4%
12 SEPTEMBER 2010 REFERENDUM 2010-09-12 · 2 ballot boxes · 587 voters · 99.2% turnout · 579 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent EVET 541 93.4% HAYIR 38 6.6%
29 MARCH 2009 PROVINCIAL COUNCIL 2009-03-29 · 2 ballot boxes · 573 voters · 98.4% turnout · 556 valid votes
Party/Candidate Votes Percent AK PARTİ 412 74.1% BBP 50 9.0% CHP 41 7.4% MHP 18 3.2% DTP 5 0.9% SAADET 5 0.9% MİLLET 4 0.7% ANAVATAN 4 0.7% DP 4 0.7% DSP 4 0.7% İP 3 0.5% TKP 3 0.5%
How Besen votes Ranked 79th among the 137 localities of Kahramanmaras Merkez, Besen carried 578 registered voters at the 2023 parliamentary election.
AK Parti took 230 of the 520 valid votes cast in the neighborhood at that election (44.2%). That puts the neighborhood 5.0 points below the party's district average. In the presidential runoff Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took 91.6% here — 12.8 points above the district average. At the 2017 referendum 88.4% of the neighborhood voted 'yes' — 8.6 points above the district average.
Turnout at the 2024 local election was 95.6%, 17.3 points above the district average. The tightest race came at the 2024 local election: Yeniden Refah took 230 votes to AK Parti's 219 — a margin of just 11 votes. At the 2024 local election the neighborhood went to Yeniden Refah with 50.3%, while Kahramanmaras Merkez as a whole was won by AK Parti. AK Parti stood at 90.6% at the 2011 parliamentary election and fell to 44.2% by 2023.