POLITICS● ELEVATEDOct 7 · Oct 7, 2026, 10:12 AM
İzmir's centre-left mayor joins Erdoğan's AK Party, shocking Turkish opposition
EuroNews [en] · middle east
Cemil Tugay, who won İzmir for the CHP with a 314,000-vote margin in 2024, received his AK Party badge from Erdoğan in Ankara on Wednesday, ending 27 years of centre-left rule in Turkey's third-largest city.
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