Erdogan party losing all the major cities. Good to see election integrity still holding. Have to hope this is a sign of things to come next time he is up. Turkish elections: Opposition heads for victory in Istanbul and Ankara Turkey's main opposition party is closing in on victory in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara, in high-stakes local elections. Istanbul's opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who won the city in 2019, said "the picture pleases us greatly". A year after Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured a third term as president, he had made it his goal to win back the city where he grew up and became mayor. But the night belonged to the opposition as it closed in on victory. With 80% the vote counted in Istanbul, Mr Imamoglu was almost 10 points ahead of his rival from Mr Erdogan's AK Party.
