Turkey’s opposition claims victory in Istanbul & Ankara in a blow to Erdogan

Turkey’s main opposition party has claimed victory in Istanbul and Ankara in local elections, inflicting the biggest defeat on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in more than two decades.
With more than 95 percent of ballot boxes opened in Istanbul on Sunday, Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) said he had defeated Erdogan’s ruling AK Party candidate by more than 1 million votes.
In the capital Ankara, CHP’s Mayor Mansur Yavas claimed victory over his rival, hailing the result as a “clear message to those who rule this country”.
The CHP was also ahead in Izmir, Turkey’s third city.
In Istanbul, Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is being tipped as a potential candidate in the 2028 Presidential vote.
In total, CHP prevailed in 36 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, state-run Anadolu reported, making inroads into many AK Party strongholds.
Opposition supporters gathered in Istanbul to celebrate the results, with tens of thousands of people lighting torches and waving Turkish flags.
Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from Istanbul.
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Congratulation Turkey. This is the beginning for a hope for a better and democratic Turkey. Turkey is not Russia or Iran.

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Turkey will always be secular 🇹🇷

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Maybe the people are tired of empty words.

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End of AKP era

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Congratulations to the people of turkey

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The dictator's face is full of hidden anger and shame. 😅 ErdoGone

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Well done Turkey ❤

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This is just awesome. Turkiye is not last and will not remain "at the dark ages" Democracy is alive . What a great thing in these difficult times

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Well done Turkish people. Erdogan is nothing but only talk.

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Finally sun rising in my country! 🌞

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