Turkey election: Istanbul mayor says "1-man rule is over" after major opposition victory

Turks dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party their biggest electoral blow on Sunday in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu as the president's chief rival.
With most of the votes counted, İmamoğlu led by 10 percentage points in the mayoral race in Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, while his Republican People's Party (CHP) retained the capital of Ankara and gained 15 other mayoral seats in cities nationwide.
It marked the worst defeat for Erdoğan and his AK Party (AKP) in their more than two decades in power, and could signal a change in the country's divided political landscape.
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[@canadaclub8920]

Hopefully this is good news for Türkiye, best luck to them.

[@muhammetfatihtopcu8470]

Yes it is good news for Türkiye but Erdogan still in charge. Yet now there are candidates who can challenge and defeat him

[@refkamurati676]

Vedo la tempesta nera !.

[@refkamurati676]

@@muhammetfatihtopcu8470 I veri guai gli avrete ora !!!.

[@user-li7tn5fw3e]

Get rid of a Dictator 😮

[@misteryoww5026]

😂😂 he's not

[@xixi5700]

This is going to happen in Canada. The 1-man Trudeau government is over. Thank God!

[@lamontcranston3177]

Little Pee Pee couldn't manage a lemonade stand. I pray you are wrong or we are all in big trouble.

[@xixi5700]

@@lamontcranston3177 I pray that you see the light. Trudeau is evil.

[@ronpeer7975]

@@lamontcranston3177one thing is for sure. Trudumb cant manage a lemonade stand. The country is falling apart.

[@lamontcranston3177]

@@ronpeer7975 No, it isn't.

[@ronpeer7975]

@@lamontcranston3177 yes Lamont yes it is. 75% of the country thinks so.

[@ChopSuey-Dish]

I live in China. Sorry for the Covid! Can anyone tell me what an *"election"* is?

[@bayalp61]

It's a celebration people coming together and decide whether Taiwan is a part of China or a land of China. And we all celebrate the results,singing Chinese national anthem alongside some cheap noodles 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

[@mrperfect-mh4qm]

@@bayalp61 lmao

[@TomJerry-qv5eh]

😂😂 ask pentagon about 2020

[@lamontcranston3177]

An "election" is a spending festival. Two teams raise money from supporters and spend as much as possible. The team that spends the most money gets to appoint a king.

[@lamontcranston3177]

@@ToiChutGongWu This is a democracy. We also have to give the billionaires their say. It's only fair.

[@madhurimekwana1549]

Congratulations turkey

[@ipekmerih4192]

We waited 22 years for this day and we finally won. Long live the republic of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk❤

[@Daxary-vx6md]

aliev erdoqan 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@ipekmerih4192]

Dictatorship is over. Long live democracy, long live the republic.

[@mariejackie68]

Yes but when it comes for the big day, the wrong person wins again

[@mahokhan9122]

UN's THE, MAHO MAHO WORLD 🌍🌍 UNO ❤️ Love you

[@mahokhan9122]

UN's THE, SON Yeshua'Sa

[@mahokhan9122]

Jupiter'jesus allah Son 👽 Sa 💞 I'M maho UNICEF Sci ء Jesus Son 👽

[@mariaceicarocha5020]

Ho ho ho this is democratic? One dictator. 👌

[@imranumar4019]

Can next government do anything for Palestine

[@naqshnaz3811]

No

[@alperenbaser7952]

No . Thats not our business . Betraying aganist Turkey and expect help ?

[@kadircanyldran1849]

why are u here writin go? u go? send ur brother at least cousin? its funny to ask from turks if u know little 1th world war and arabs.. saudi always threat turkey and be the guy they help? they are arab they should.... ayıp..

[@Not_interested0]

Tbh most of us young Turks dont care, even the islamist friends of mine dont care About the arabs but the holy sites.

[@Sirius-Voyager]

Palestinian people’s ancestors made choice,they sided with British empire.And Ottomans said,so be it.

[@movie-tube3560]

Any external interference to the election speacily from west will end up with the biggest downfall. I want president Erdogen to remain in position, because now Turkiye is peaceful is because of him Long Live 🇹🇷 🇹🇷 🇹🇷

[@publicname]

West will always support Erdogan no worries.

[@Rocksteady246]

​@@publicnameThe west couldn't even succeed in Afghanistan....

[@Ziajan28523]

People reject him because hes silent on Palestine

[@shukriwarsame9192]

The moyor stanbul is a dog

[@lamontcranston3177]

You don't own any mirrors?

[@shukriwarsame9192]

Get lost

[@cemdo9292]

Cry arab cry

[@Rocksteady246]

​@@lamontcranston3177You're triggered...

[@Rocksteady246]

​@@cemdo9292You appear triggered as well...

[@autisticfieldmarshall1006]

Occupied Constantinople, not "istanbul". Also we should pressure Turkey to give it back to Greece.

[@budapeste8206]

You should check your logic. Should we give usa back to native indians then? Istanbul is from Turks since 1453. You should pressure Greece to be a less of a lapdog of Europe and Usa. But first pressure yourself to have better logic

[@centuryhousegames733]

Don't forget to give the mountain and land back to Armenian!

[@autisticfieldmarshall1006]

@@centuryhousegames733 they are yet to pay reparations for Armenian genocide.

[@yigitgokhanemeklier]

@@budapeste8206 Not just even that, by his logic US also should give back Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and other territories to natives. China should give back East Turkistan, Tibet and Inner Mongolia, United Kingdom should give back Northern Ireland to Irish people, France should give all off the their overseas territories, Spain should give back Catalonia etc. All of the countries should gave their land to someone by that logic.

[@clarencebaldwin2424]

@@yigitgokhanemeklier The UK & France has been decolonizing for decades now. Constantinople has been Greek for many more years than it has been Turkish.

[@mustafaozdemir5273]

This is kurdish slap to Erdoğan he did not show any respected so bay to this and dictator Turkey needs A break

[@atillakaragazi838]

That is such a weak and fallacious argument. If Kurds had any such power and clout, they would have used it in May 2023 general elections, and got K. Kilicdaroglu elected as the president of the country and give the executive power to the 6-party coalition. HADEP, HDP, DEM (whatever you name it) had so many open and closed coalitions with SHP/CHP since 1991, but they have had not even a single victory in general elections in 30+ years. Moreover, CHP had won many local elections over the last 75 years. AKP lost an election for the first time in 22 years, mainly because of the economy. The cost of inflation spiral and high devaluation that has been troubling the people since 2018 reached unbearable levels after May 2023 elections.

[@merve6987]

When will you stop blaming everything on the Kurds? While everyone in Turkey lives regardless of race, you suddenly appear and talk about yourself as a completely different group. This is not a Kurdish slap, but Turkish nation slap which includes all segments of society.

[@atillakaragazi838]

@@merve6987 Yorumunuz icin tesekkurler. Boyle bir yorumun altina kayitsiz sartsiz imzamizi atariz. Ortada ekonomik realiteden kaynakli bir sonuc var. Pekcok seyin fiyati yurtdisindaki ile ayni duzeylere geldi. Ama gelirlerde boyle bir artis yok. Ustune ustluk gelir dagiliminda da ciddi bozulma var. Insanlar ciddi ekonomik baski altinda ve bunu sandiga yansittilar. Olan biten budur. Tokadi atan halktir. Bunu belli bir etnisiteye baglamak ise ahmakliktir. Kalin saglicakla.

[@fazalrahman5069]

Great leader Imran Khan

[@mrperfect-mh4qm]

why do you worship moon and stars?