April 1 (UPI) -- Led by Ekrem Imamoglu's re-election as mayor of Istanbul, Turkey's leading opposition party scored impressive victories in local elections, appearing to send a message to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Republican People's Party, or CHP, continued its control of Istanbul, Turkey's capital of Ankara and other major cities. The CHP even scored some rare wins in more conservative-leaning central Anatolia and regions near the Black Sea.