Published Oct 7, 2026, 5:24 AM ET · Updated a month ago · 3 sources
Turkey’s Erdogan Captures City His Party Never Won in Elections
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The mayor of Izmir joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, handing it control of Turkey’s third-largest city and an opposition stronghold it’s never won in an election in more than 23 years in power.