Baku/01.04.19/Turan: Erdogan's supporters lost in the municipal elections in major cities of Turkey. Contrary to the statements of Erdogan that the ruling Justice and Development Party won "by a wide margin", for the first time since the beginning of the 2000s, it is losing control over the capital of the country - Ankara and the largest city of the country - Istanbul.
The counting of votes in Istanbul continues, however, according to preliminary data, the candidate of the Republican People"s Party, Ekrem Imamoglu, is ahead of former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim by 28 thousand votes.
Information about advertising on Twitter and privacy In Ankara, the opposition candidate also won by a large margin.
Also, the opposition won in Izmir, Antalya, Mersin, Tekirdag and several other cities.
A number of observers called the past municipal elections a turning point comparable to 1994, when Erdogan himself was elected mayor of Istanbul, from which began his journey to power, which he had in his hands - as prime minister or president - for 16 years.
Other commentators, however, point out that on the scale of the whole country, the Justice and Development Party still received a majority of votes, about 45%, and controls most of the municipalities.
In a number of Kurdish areas in the south-east of Turkey, the pro-Kurdish People"s Democratic Party won, regaining the positions lost two years ago. -02D-
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