Turkish Local Elections - Erdogan suffers shock defeat

In the biggest election defeat since coming to power 21 years ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's conservative Islamist party was trounced in municipal elections that took place across the country on Sunday.
The center-left Republican People's Party, Turkey's oldest political party and Erdoğan's longtime rival, scored a stunning victory by winning ballots in Turkey's largest cities, including Istanbul, Europe's biggest metropolis with 16 million residents, and Ankara, the capital. The party even managed to pick up gains in more conservative inland provinces seen as Erdoğan strongholds.
The political landscape in Turkey shifted dramatically after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's party was thumped in municipal elections. But the strongman in Ankara is unlikely to change course after the stunning loss.
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