The election of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality was held on 28 March 2004, alongside all local body elections (officially known as the 28 March 2004 Local Administrations General Elections) of Turkey. In the election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's new AK Party won the election. AK Party's mayoral candidate Kadir Topbas became the mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.[1][2][3]
2004 Istanbul mayoral election|
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Registered | 6,440,606 |
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Turnout | 4,400,637 (68.33%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Candidate
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Kadir Topbaş
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Mehmet Sefa Sirmen
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Party
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AKP
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CHP
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Popular vote
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1,917,577
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1,223,856
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Percentage
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45.3%
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28.9%
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Districts won by each candidate Kadir Topbaş (22) Mehmet Sefa Sirmen (5) |
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Party
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Candidate
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Popular Votes
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Percentage
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AKP
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Kadir Topbas
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1,917,577
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45.3%
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CHP
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Mehmet Sefa Sirmen
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1,223,856
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28.9%
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SP
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Mukadder Baseğmez
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228,615
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5.4%
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DYP
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Ahmet Vefik Alp
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206,410
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4.9%
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MHP
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Meral Aksener
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173,274
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4.1%
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SHP
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Mustafa Kul
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153,840
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3.6%
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GP
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Horizon Ilkiz
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145,120
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3.4%
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Others
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—
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177,108
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4.3%
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Independents
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—
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5,687
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0.1%
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Total
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4,231,487
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100%
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Valid Votes
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4,231,487
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96.16%
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Invalid/Blank Votes
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169,150
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3.84%
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Total Votes
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4,400,637
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100%
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Registered Voters/Turn Out
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6,440,606
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68.33%
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District |
Kadir Topbas (AKP) |
Mehmet Sefa Sirmen (CHP) |
Others |
Valid votes |
Voter turnout |
Registered electors
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# of votes |
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# of votes |
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# of votes |
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# of votes |
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# of votes |
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Adalar
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2,547
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25.47
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4,620
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46.2
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2,834
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28.33
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10,001
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96.53
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10,360
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74.5
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13,905
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Avcılar
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42,522
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38.48
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42,478
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38.43
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25,518
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23.09
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110,518
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96.26
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114,816
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65.96
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174,081
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Bağcılar
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120,648
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50.83
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40,183
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16.93
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76,545
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32.24
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237,376
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95.08
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249,639
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66.6
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374,872
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Bahçelievler
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100,523
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48.28
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57,214
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27.49
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50,454
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24.23
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208,191
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96.86
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214,962
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61.9
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347,302
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Bakırköy
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29,067
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26.37
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53,436
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48.48
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27,742
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25.15
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110,245
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97.69
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122,109
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66.66
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169,314
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Bayrampaşa
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61,797
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52.56
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18,621
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15.84
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37,165
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31.6
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117,583
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96.3
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122,109
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72.46
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168,542
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Beşiktaş
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23,423
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23.48
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53,040
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53.17
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23,308
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23.35
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99,771
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97.3
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102,531
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62.53
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163,968
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Beykoz
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41,863
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47.06
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23,532
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26.46
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23,553
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26.48
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88,948
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95.2
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93,440
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73.34
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127,398
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Beyoğlu
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47,140
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43.28
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29,383
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26.98
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32,419
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29.76
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108,942
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95.42
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114,166
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66.15
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172,589
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Eminönü
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6,717
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35.63
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3,713
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19.7
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8,420
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44.67
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18,850
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95.42
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19,753
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59.7
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33,091
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Esenler
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90,704
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52.71
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25,339
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14.72
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56,032
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32.57
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172,075
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95.22
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180,701
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70.32
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256,973
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Eyüp
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53,768
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45.1
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32,936
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27.63
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32,494
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27.26
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119,198
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95.66
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124,616
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75.73
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164,547
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Fatih
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94,181
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48.71
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42,737
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22.1
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56,432
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29.18
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193,350
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96.13
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201,126
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64.63
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311,169
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Gaziosmanpaşa
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158,518
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53.02
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63,186
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21.14
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77,241
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25.84
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298,945
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96.12
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310,996
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71.58
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434,523
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Güngören
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Kadıköy
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Kartal
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Maltepe
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Pendik
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Sarıyer
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Tuzla
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Üsküdar
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Zeytinburnu
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