Turkish Opposition Stronghold Falls in Erdogan's Hands as Izmir Mayor Defects
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Turkey's Erdogan Captures Izmir, City His Party Never Won ...
Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold defects to Erdogan’s party
ISTANBUL (AP) — The mayor of Turkey’s third-largest city defected to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s ruling party on Wednesday, giving it the mayoralty of the opposition stronghold for the first time.
Izmir Mayor Cemil Tugay has defected from the opposition camp and joined President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Wednesday, in a move that has sparked strong reactions in the Turkish opposition. Tugay, who won Izmir in the 2024 local elections as a Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate by a margin of around 314,000 votes, received the AK Party symbol from President Erdoğan during a ceremony at the party's…
The mayor of Turkey's third-largest city, Izmir, Cemil Tugay, joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party on Wednesday, giving the city, which for decades was considered an impregnable bastion of the secular opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), its first mayor from the conservative AKP.
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