real istic . ▁The ▁government ▁subsequently ▁dropped ▁plans ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁poll ▁forward . ▁ ▁Pos itions ▁elected ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁local ▁elections ▁were ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Turkish ▁local ▁government ▁re organisation , ▁which ▁merged ▁several ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁substantial ly ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁coun c ill ors ▁and ▁may ors ▁elected . ▁May ors ▁and ▁coun c ill ors ▁are ▁elected ▁separately . ▁District ▁municipal ities ▁consist ▁of ▁two ▁types ; ▁actual ▁district ▁municipal ities ▁( of ▁which ▁there ▁are ▁ 9 2 1 ) ▁and ▁ 3 9 7 ▁town ▁municipal ities ▁that ▁serve ▁even ▁smaller ▁settlement s ▁in ▁rural ▁provinces . ▁The ▁elected ▁positions ▁are ▁shown ▁below . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁these ▁part isan ▁positions , ▁numerous ▁local ▁non - part isan ▁positions ▁such ▁as ▁neighbourhood ▁pres idents ▁( mu ht ars ) ▁and ▁elder ly ▁people ' s ▁coun c ils ▁were ▁elected . ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁figures , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁mu ht ars ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁elected ▁is ▁ 5 0 , 2 2 9 . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁changes ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁Rem oval ▁of ▁may ors ▁for ▁mal p ract ice ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Turkish ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁attempt ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁several ▁may ors , ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁Kur d ish ▁National ist ▁Democratic ▁Reg ions ▁Party ▁( DB