Istanbul might again reject Erdogan’s authoritarianism
By Editorial Board May 7 at 7:18 PM
LOCAL ELECTIONS in Turkey about five weeks ago offered encouraging signs that the country’s democracy was still alive. Opposition candidates won mayoral races in several of the most important cities, including Ankara, the capital, and Istanbul, which is Turkey’s largest city and the political base of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The results suggested that pluralism was reemerging in Turkish politics and that Mr. Erdogan, who has ruthlessly consolidated power in recent years, would be obliged to allow more space for it
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