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Istanbul’s New Mayor Quickly Emerges as a Rival to Erdogan

NYT > Turkeyby By Carlotta Gall
Ekrem Imamoglu says he intends to use his robust victory as a mandate to push back against the president’s increasingly authoritarian rule.

Istanbul’s new mayor ‘prepared’ for government restrictions

ISTANBUL (AP) — The new mayor of Istanbul said Friday he is ready to work with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but that he was also

Istanbul: A Turkish haven for Arab journalists

Al Jazeera English (In Depth)

In Turkey, Arab reporters in exile have managed to carve out a space for adversarial journalism aimed at the Arab

Absolute authority unsustainable, says Turkey’s ex-President Gül | Ahval

Former president and a founding member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)…

AKP breakaway party to steer clear of Erdoğan’s identity politics – Artı Gerçek | Ahval

Former ranking officials of Turkey’s ruling party, who plan to establish a new party in September,
CNN – By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN – Jun 26, 5:02 AM

(CNN) The winner of Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run has issued a thinly veiled warning to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to respect democracy, and that whoever ‘decides not to serve the people and prioritizes their political future’

Istanbul’s Rebuke of Erdogan Shows That Democracy Lives

On June 23, Istanbul voted again, and Imamoglu won again–this time by about 800,000 votes. It was a stunning rebuke for Erdogan, himself once …

Reactions to Istanbul’s mayoral election

Turkey’s ruling AK Party has lost control of Istanbul after a re-run of the city’s mayoral election, delivering a stinging blow to President Erdogan
İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: Economic Condition of Municipality is a Total Disaster

Bianet :: English

The İstanbul Metropolitan Municipal Council has convened for the first time after the İstanbul election rerun. Mayor İmamoğlu

Erdogan’s party suffers blow after Istanbul re-run poll defeat

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Turkey’s President Erdogan lost Istanbul after a quarter century. Now what?

By Abdullah Aydogan, Ph.D. Research Scholar. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost Istanbul, a key

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