The 2009 Istanbul mayoral election for the office of mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (Turkish: ''İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanlığı'') was held on 29 March 2009 and was won by the

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candidate, the incumbent

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. The closely fought contest was noticeable in that it helped launch the national political career of

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, who would go on to assume the leadership of his party.

Results

References

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