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Turkey's ruling party was dealt a major blow after losing out to the opposition in local elections - including in President Erdogan's former hometown, Istanbul 

USD/TRY edges up to 32.44 in response to Turkeys local elections, with investors eyeing resistance at 32.50. Cautious trading advised.

ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey’s main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday’s local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. With more than 90 percent of ballot boxes counted,…

Now that the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) People's Alliance could not take back the mayorships of the major metropolitan areas,...

Partial results from across the nation of 85 million people showed major advances for the Republican People's Party (CHP) at the expense of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP).

Preliminary data shows that the CHP is ahead of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the local elections for the first time in 20 years.

AKP supporters wanted to 'punish' the government for economic and political failures, say analysts

The main opposition parties won big in municipal elections by embracing the supporters of an authoritarian ruler and not echoing the rhetoric of hate.

Led by Ekrem Imamoglu's re-election as mayor of Istanbul, Turkey's leading opposition party scored impressive victories in local elections, appearing to send a message to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Economic and political indicators show that the electorate wanted to vote for change. But this is good news for Turkish democracy