Turkey’s opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show

Turkey’s opposition appears set to retain key cities, preliminary local election results show

Turkey’s main opposition party appeared set to retain its control over key cities in Sunday’s local elections, preliminary results showed, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With some 20% of the votes counted, incumbent mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, of the Republican … Read more