Turkey local elections: Setback for Erdogan as his party loses capital


The party of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections in a setback to his 16 years in power.
The opposition is also ahead in the contest for mayor of the largest city, Istanbul, the election commission says.
Nationally, the president’s AKP-led alliance has won more than 51% of the vote in the municipal elections.

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