In setback to Turkiye's Erdogan, opposition makes huge gains in local election

Turkey's Erdogan suffers 'historic' crushing blow in 'severest election defeat' in decades

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged a "turning point" for his country after his ruling party suffered its biggest political defeat in over two decades of power this weekend.Mayoral elections across Turkey on Sunday had seen Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) slip behind the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) for the first time in 35 years, with Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu now being touted as the president's "default nemesis"…

Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling ‘loss of altitude’

Turkey’s opposition won the popular vote for the first time in decades, dealing a blow to the strongman who hoped a new constitution would extend his power.

Erdoğan’s AKP suffers setback in Turkish local elections as CHP comes first

In elections dominated by the cost-of-living crisis and held amidst the genocide in Gaza and NATO's escalating war against Russia, the ruling party suffered a significant defeat.

The defeat in Ankara and in the big centers could stop the leader between now and 2028. Authoritarianism and inflation weigh. Now the opposition controls 80% of the economy

Turkey elections: Erdogan and party suffer shock defeats

Turkey's president Tayyep Erdogan has said he will improve his party's track record after it suffered significant losses in local elections, giving the opposition, and his main rival, the mayor of Istanbul, a huge boost.

Turkish opposition deals local election blow to Erdogan

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