The incumbent mayors of Istanbul and Ankara, both members of Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), have taken early leads in local elections seen as a test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In Ankara, the opposition has won a majority of seats on the city council. FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer reports from Istanbul.
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