Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for authorities to cancel last week’s Istanbul mayoral election over alleged irregularities, local media reported Wednesday. Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was dealt an upset on March 31 when the party lost the capital Ankara to the opposition as well as Istanbul, ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party said Tuesday it wants the Istanbul election to be repeated after the Supreme Electoral Council rejected a demand for a recount of all ballots cast in the city. The AKP appealed after results showed the party’s Istanbul candidate narrowly lost in last week’s ...