Istanbul has served as a source of wealth and prestige for the president’s party and a showcase for his ideological vision.
By Kareem Fahim Kareem Fahim Istanbul bureau chief covering the Middle East Email Bio Follow April 1 at 8:02 AM ISTANBUL — The candidate from Turkey’s main opposition party appeared headed for victory on Monday in the race to become mayor of Istanbul, an influential post that launched the political career of the country’s president and one he had zealously sought to keep in the hands of his ruling party.
The race was part of nationwide local elections held on Sunday that were widely seen as a referendum on Erdogan’s policies, including his faltering effort to prevent a downturn in the economy. Preliminary results showed the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, led all other parties among voters. But opposition victories in several of Turkey’s largest cities, including Ankara, the capital, dealt Erdogan a significant symbolic defeat.
“It is a matter of survival,” Erdogan said of the poll, at a rally in a working-class district of Istanbul on Friday.
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