ANKARA ¨C Turkey¡¯s main opposition candidate in Istanbul urged the High Election Board (YSK) on Wednesday to confirm him as the elected mayor after it ruled in favor of a partial recount of votes in eight of the city¡¯s 39 districts.
Initial results from Sunday¡¯s mayoral elections showed the opposition Republican People¡¯s Party (CHP) had narrowly won control of Turkey¡¯s two biggest cities, Istanbul and Ankara, in a shock upset for President Tayyip Erdogan¡¯s ruling AK Party.
If those results are confirmed in the coming days, the CHP will gain control of municipal budgets with an estimated total value of 32.6 billion liras ($5.79 billion) for 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey¡¯s commercial hub, and the capital Ankara.
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