Why Turkey’s Election Results Test Erdoğan’s Grip on Power. Millions of Istanbul residents have chosen their new mayor. By Kaya Gen ç. April 2, 2019. Apr 1, 2019. Turkish elections 2019: Erdogan loses support in major cities. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a major political setback after his party lost control of the capital, Ankara, in a keenly fought local elections battle. List of elections. It's a significant setback for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Wed 3 Apr 2019 05.30 EDT. Strongman president’s ruling party facing defeats in local votes in Ankara and Istanbul. He is running for the third time and thinks he will win because ‘there is … Updated 5:31 AM ET, Tue May 7, 2019 . Save this story for later. Murat Baykara and Tara John, CNN. Turkey's election board orders revote for Istanbul mayor. Turkey used single house system before adopting the constitution of 1961.By the constitution of 1961 Turkey adopted two house system where the upper house was named as the senate of the Republic.But by the constitution of 1982, the upper house was abolished. Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's new … General (parliamentary) elections. All news, headlines, photos and videos on Turkey Elections 2019. ... 27 Jun 2019. Turkey elections: Mansur Yavas leads polls in Ankara mayoral race. The following sections give list of key results. The Turkish local elections showed interesting results: the AKP’s alliance gained the majority of the votes (51,67%), while the opposition managed to take over – according to the unofficial results – the key cities such as the capital Ankara and the finance capital Istanbul from the AKP. 29 Mar 2019. The people have voted in Turkey's local elections, and this is what the people had to say. Track breaking Turkey Elections 2019 headlines & analysis on Hürriyet Daily News. The people have voted in Turkey's local elections, and this is what the people had to say. #TurkeyElections. Last modified on Wed 3 Apr 2019 10.18 EDT. Turkey's opposition wins Istanbul election in a blow to President Erdogan Published Mon, Jun 24 2019 1:30 AM EDT Updated Mon, Jun 24 2019 12:33 PM EDT Key Points