Turkey’s Ruling Party Seizes Back Control of Important Mayoralty
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How it spread - 25 original reports
Tue, 8 September 2026
1 report- Balkan Insight13:47first to report
President Erdogan's ruling party takes back control of Istanbul’s Uskudar municipality – a key district that it lost to the opposition in the 2024 local elections.
Wed, 9 September 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews20:24
Final nail in coffin for opposition resistance comes after last-minute shock defections by local politicians.
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- Libération (France)10:56
Emprisonnements, chantages et pressions : tout a visiblement été tenté pour permettre au pouvoir turc de reprendre la mairie du quartier emblématique d’Uskudar, acquis par l’opposition en 2024, et dans un contexte de répression croissante des partis politiques.
Mon, 14 September 2026
1 report- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)09:42
Ein Istanbuler Bezirk wählt eine Bürgermeisterin von der Opposition, trotzdem regiert dort nun ein Mann von Erdoğans AKP. Der Fall zeigt, mit welchen Mitteln der geschwächte Präsident um die Macht kämpft.
Tue, 22 September 2026
1 report- bne IntelliNews21:21
Metropolis of 16mn people seen as the big prize by officials working in the shadows to destroy opposition majorities with all means available.
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- Balkan Insight10:47
Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas’ resignation from the Republican People’s Party has worsened the embattled opposition’s plight ahead of the next elections – potentially benefitting Turkey’s authoritarian president.
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- jpost.com13:46
The investigation in Mersin is the latest step in an unprecedented legal crackdown on municipalities run by opposition parties in Turkey.
Mon, 5 October 2026
1 report- NYT World09:23
From jail, the former mayor of Istanbul accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of hollowing out Turkey’s democracy to stay in power.
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- dailysabah.com07:50
A Turkish court jailed 34 suspects on Tuesday pending trial, including Mersin Mayor Vahap Seçer and two Mersin district mayors, as part of a corruption...
Wed, 7 October 2026
7 reports- Bloomberg Politics09:24
The mayor of Izmir joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, handing it control of Turkey’s third-largest city and an opposition stronghold it’s never won in an election in more than 23 years in power.
- Euronews10:12
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.
- Balkan Insight10:54
Opposition party's position crumbles further as mayor of key city joins President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AKP in major political defection.
- Index.hr (Croatia)10:57
GRADONAČELNIK trećeg najvećeg turskog grada danas je prešao u vladajuću stranku predsjednika Recepa Tayyipa Erdogana, čime je ona prvi put preuzela gradonačelničku poziciju u tom uporištu oporbe.
- The Guardian World13:54
Izmir mayor Cemil Tugay joins ruling AKP after vowing he would never switch sides in boost for Turkish president The mayor of Izmir, Turkey’s third city and an opposition stronghold, has defected to the ruling AKP in a move hailed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Turkish president. Turkey’s opposition is battling an increasingly intense crackdown, with a barrage of what observers say are politically motivated arrests and lawsuits targeting its mayors and elected officials. Continue reading...
- Tagesschau (Germany)14:24
Jahrelang regierte die Oppositionspartei CHP im türkischen Izmir. Doch Korruptionsvorwürfe und Festnahmen setzen ihr zu. Bürgermeister Tugay trat erst aus der Partei aus - und wechselt nun zu Erdoğans AKP.
- Libération (France)19:59
La défection de Cemil Tugay intervient alors que l’opposition turque affronte une répression de plus en plus intense visant ses maires et ses élus arrêtés et poursuivis devant la justice.
Thu, 8 October 2026
4 reports- Euronews07:56
Protesters gathered in Izmir after Mayor Cemil Tugay joined President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, with demonstrators calling for his resignation.
- France Info (France)13:52
Le PKK juge que le gouvernement truc laisse traîner le dossier, deux mois après l'adoption par le Parlement turc d'une loi historique ouvrant la voie à la réintégration de ses militants armés.
- bne IntelliNews14:18
Credit: @Akparti President pins AKP lapel badge to mayor in latest blow to what remains of opposition. Since last local polls, 108 mayors have gone over to the ruling party.
- Libération (France)15:12
Le Parti des travailleurs du Kurdistan affirme avoir retiré tous ses combattants du territoire turc cette semaine, mais déplore que la Turquie n’ait pas fait sa part du travail.
Tue, 13 October 2026
1 report- El País (Spain)03:30
Los islamistas controlan ya 91 alcaldías opositoras sin pasar por las urnas mientras el principal candidato para disputar las presidenciales frente al Gobierno sufre una condena tras otra
Fri, 16 October 2026
1 report- Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)12:35
Wegen angeblicher Korruption fordert die Anklage für Ekrem İmamoğlu 2400 Jahre Haft. Statt sich zu verteidigen, hält der frühere Bürgermeister von Istanbul eine mitreißende Regierungserklärung.
Sun, 18 October 2026
1 report- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)12:40
Zmiana politycznych barw burmistrza Izmiru, od lat uznawanego za bastion tureckiej opozycji, to symboliczny sukces Recepa Tayyipa Erdogana. Wpisuje się też w szerszy kryzys opozycji, osłabianej przez aresztowania, postępowania sądowe i wewnętrzne podziały. Czy strach staje się narzędziem, dzięki któremu obóz prezydenta zdobywa wpływy w miastach, których nie potrafił wygrać przy urnach?
Tue, 20 October 2026
1 report- tportal (Croatia)03:00
Samo dvije godine nakon povijesnog uspjeha na lokalnim izborima, turska oporba suočava se s dubokom političkom krizom. Njezin najistaknutiji predstavnik Ekrem İmamoğlu nalazi se u zatvoru, najveća oporbena stranka se raspala, a predsjednik Recep Tayyip Erdoğan mogao bi ponovno sudjelovati na predsjedničkim izborima ako budu raspisani prijevremeno. Dok se oporbeni političari bore za politički opstanak, sve je neizvjesnije tko će predvoditi pokušaj promjene vlasti u Turskoj.
Wed, 21 October 2026
1 report- dailysabah.com08:09
One of the issues discussed at a meeting of the Central Decision and Administration Board (MKYK) of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in...