Local elections in Turkey

epa07480145 People pass in front of a huge banner with picture of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, 02 April 2019. According to preliminary results, CHP candidate for Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, beat the AKP candidate Binali Yildirim, by 25,000 votes in what was viewed as a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's grip on power, as the ruling party, an Islamist conservative outfit, also lost the capital, Ankara. EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA