Turkey: Resurgent Opposition Thumps Erdoğan In Pivotal Local Elections eurasiareview.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eurasiareview.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Turks deal Erdogan and his party their biggest blow in local elections middle-east-online.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middle-east-online.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The 2024 Turkish elections witnessed a significant blow to President Erdogan and his AKP, with Ekrem Imamoglu leading the opposition to victory in key cities. Economic challenges and broad discontent fueled this electoral shift, signaling a potential turning point in Turkish politics.
With most of the votes counted, Imamoglu led by 10 percentage points in the mayoral race in Istanbul, Turkey s largest city, while his Republican People s Party (CHP) retained Ankara and gained 15 other mayoral seats in cities nationwide.