The results were a landslide victory for the incumbent mayor Mansur Yavaş, the candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote.

The Government candidate was Turgut Altınok of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), who was the incumbent district mayor of Keçiören.

Altınok, who represented the People's Alliance and was therefore also the joint candidate of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), won a distant 31.7% of the vote, representing a significant swing away from the governing alliance in Ankara.

The CHP also gained control of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipal Council, which had previously had a government majority that had curtailed Yavaş's ability as Mayor to initiate substantial decisions during his first term.

The results were seen as a redefinition of the traditionally nationalist conservative political landscape of Ankara and an indicator of a possible presidential bid by Yavaş in 2028.