Erdogan Appears to Suffer Major Defeats in Turkey’s Two Biggest Cities
By Carlotta Gall March 31, 2019 ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party on Sunday was facing defeat in local elections in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and possibly even Istanbul, its largest city, a result that shook the nation as Mr. Erdogan suffered the first major electoral setback of his decade and a half in power.
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