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Media coverage has depicted Turkey’s nationwide local elections on Sunday as a major blow for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party. How significant is this political defeat, and what does it augur both for Turkish and Middle East politics?

Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu dealt Erdogan and his AK Party the biggest electoral blow of two decades in power with his win in the 2019 vote.

Middle East News: Turkey gears up for local elections this Sunday to determine control over key cities like Istanbul. This vote will also test President Recep Tayyip Er

The votes could now reinforce Erdogans control of NATO-member Turkey, or signal a change

Turkey’s economic and social powerhouse, Istanbul, was won by a united opposition five years ago under popular mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, shattering the president’s long run of electoral success.

Key battlegrounds include Istanbul, the nation’s economic hub, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 70, was born and raised and where he began his political career as mayor in 1994.

What astonishes the outside observer is how so much of the population, and the politicians, actually believe that their elections are real and worth fighting for

Erdogan is ramping up his pro-Hamas rhetoric ahead of Turkey’s local elections on March 31, according to M. Hakan Yavuz, a professor of political science at the University of Utah.

Emine Erdogan calls for concerted efforts to tackle environmental degradation and promote sustainability.

Although they are unlikely to bring about any major changes, the upcoming elections will still be decisive for the country’s future political course