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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is holding local elections Sunday that will decide who gets to control Istanbul and other key cities. The vote is also a barometer of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity as he seeks to win back control of key urban areas he lost to the opposition five years ago. The […]

Analysts say local elections this Sunday are crucial for Turkeys opposition parties, which are under threat of being utterly sidelined by an increasingly authoritarian regime

Turkeys opposition took an early lead in the battle with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to control Istanbul and Ankara, according to partial results after elections Sunday.

Turkiyes main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sundays 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.

All eyes are on Turkeys economic capital, which has been ruled by the opposition since 2019, with Sundays municipal elections putting the Turkish presidents power to the test.

Turkiyes main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sundays 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.

The Turkish capital Ankara saw the Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate and incumbent Mayor Mansur Yavaş take an early lead in Sunday's local...

For the opposition, keeping Istanbul and Ankara would be a major boost to help remobilise supporters

Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party sees historic drop in votes as opposition heavyweight Imamoglu easily wins another term in Istanbul

Early results showed Turkey's opposition CHP leading in Istanbul and Ankara in local elections. If confirmed, the result would be a major setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party.