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The party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections after a 16-year setback in power.
The opposition is also ahead in the mayoral race of the largest city in Istanbul, the electoral commission announced.
Nationwide, the president's AKP-led alliance won more than 51 percent of the vote in the municipal elections.
But the AKP disputes the results in the capital and in Istanbul – considered the biggest electoral gain.
The vote, considered a verdict on Mr. Erdogan's plan, took place during a downturn.
The currency, the lira, has recently lost value and the economy has gone into recession during the last three months of 2018.
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