Erdogan's party loses re-run of Istanbul mayor election

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday, June 23, as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory.

Ekrem Imamoglu had won the first mayoral vote in March by a slim margin of 13,000 votes over Erdogan's chosen candidate, Binali Yildirim, ...