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Turkey’s Opposition Knocks Tayyip Erdogan In Key Local Elections

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Hours after voting ended, the president was headed to Ankara from Istanbul to address the nation. Turks punished President Tayyip Erdogan and his party on Sunday in nationwide local elections that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as the president’s chief future rival. With more than half of…

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Tayyip Erdogan Battles Key Rival To Reclaim Istanbul In Turkey Local Polls

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Polls suggest a tight race in Istanbul, a city of 16 million people that drives Turkey’s economy. Istanbul: Turks vote on Sunday in nationwide municipal elections focused on President Tayyip Erdogan’s bid to reclaim control of Istanbul from major rival Ekrem Imamoglu, who aims to reassert the opposition as a political force after bitter election…

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