Kadir Topbaş was re-elected as the mayor of İstanbul metropolitan area in 2009 Turkish general local elections, passing the runner-up Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, current leader of Republican People's Party.
In the 2009 Turkish general local elections, Kadir Topbaş was re-elected as the mayor of İstanbul metropolitan area, defeating Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who is currently the leader of Republican People's Party.