This is a watershed moment in Turkish political history.
Ekrem Imamoglu, the Republican People’s Party candidate for Istanbul mayor, greets supporters before a press conference on April 1. By Asli Aydintasbas Asli Aydintasbas Email Bio Follow April 1 at 12:32 PM ISTANBUL — Spring is coming to the shores of the Bosphorus after a long winter.
This is a watershed moment in our political history. Istanbul is the financial hub of Turkey — and Ankara the bureaucratic one. But with its population of 15 million, Istanbul also bankrolls Turkey’s politics. That’s why the final nail-biting battle on Sunday night was for its conquest. As the saying goes, “whoever wins Istanbul wins Turkey.” Since Erdogan’s own ascent to power started with his victory as Istanbul mayor in 1994, the symbolism is not lost on anyone.
But the opposition took the “go high when they go low” adage to heart. Main opposition secularists and the center-right Iyi Party made an official coalition and were backed by supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party . Despite Erdogan’s allegations that the opposition had “terrorist-linked” candidates on its party lists, the coalition kept a positive message.
It turns out we were not. Despite the overwhelmingly unfair media landscape and a campaign of fear, we still have a one-citizen-one-vote system here. When millions quietly go to the ballots to express dissatisfaction, it makes a difference.
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