ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey is holding local elections on Sunday that will decide who gets to control Istanbul and other key cities.
The vote is also a barometer of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's popularity as he seeks to avenge his loss to the opposition five years ago.The main battlegrounds are the country's economic hub of Istanbul and the capital of Ankara, both of which Erdogan lost in 2019, shattering his aura of invincibility.
Some 594,000 security personnel will be on duty across the country to ensure the vote goes smoothly, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.Ekrem Imamoglu — a popular figure touted as a possible future challenger to Erdogan — is running without the support of some of the parties that helped him to victory in 2019.Both the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party and the nationalist IYI Party are fielding their own candidates in the race, which could siphon away votes from Imamoglu.
Local Polls To Test Erdogan's Popularity
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