Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party suffered their biggest electoral defeat
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, and his Justice and Development Party suffered their biggest historical defeat in the country’s municipal elections
With almost all votes counted, the Republican People’s Party of Turkey, the main opposition party, achieved its greatest victory in nearly half a century
In all five major cities of Turkey, including Istanbul, the country’s largest city, this party won
The current mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, managed to win the election with a ten percent lead over his rival from the ruling party
He is considered the best opposition candidate for the next Turkish presidential election in four years
Mr. Erdogan acknowledged that his party lost its position but emphasized that this is not an end, but a turning point
