The opposition convincingly wins the local elections in Turkey. The candidates of the opposition CHP party in Ankara and Istanbul claimed victory by a wide margin from their opponents in the first round.
The current mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, who won the city for the first time in 2019, after 99.98% of the votes counted, won with 51.09% of the votes over his rival, the former Minister of Environment, Murat Kurum. who received 39.59%.
Erdogan has accepted the defeat, saying that it is not the end, but a turning point.
Meanwhile, in Ankara the result is even deeper. After 99.93% of the votes were counted, the current opposition…