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Hundres of people are shown with their hands in the air holding lighters and Turkey flags with a white sign in the middle with a portrait of Ekrem İmamoğlu on it.

Turkey’s opposition strikes blow to Erdoğan with Istanbul mayoral win

June 24, 2019Elections

Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdoğan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility and delivering a message from voters unhappy over his ever tighter grip on power.

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