Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party led Sunday's mayoral elections but suffered setbacks as the opposition regained hold of Ankara, the capital, and made significant inroads in other parts of Turkey.
Supporters of the Justice and Development Party wave Turkish flags as they celebrate early results for the Istanbul mayoral race on Sunday.
"History is being written in Ankara," said deputy CHP leader Haluk Koc, while thousands of supporters celebrated outside the party's headquarters in Ankara. Ankara was considered the main battleground of the race, where a former government environment minister, Mehmet Ozhaseki, ran for mayor under the banner of Erdogan and his nationalist allies. The ruling party accused his opponent Yavas of forgery and tax evasion. Yavas says he was the victim of a smear campaign.
The voting was marred by scattered election violence in which at least four people were killed and dozens injured across Turkey. Unofficial final results were expected late Sunday. The killings weren't caused by"simple animosity," but happened when the volunteers tried to enforce the law requiring ballots to be marked in private voting booths instead of out in the open, Karamollaoglu tweeted.
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