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    And it’s never been easier, with municipalities’ resources & income tied directly to 2 ministries under the Presidential Palace, since last year. Erdoğan did say in his speech last night that even if the opposition won, “we’ll see how they can govern”... he seemed bitterly amused

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    15 minutes ago

    The most amazing aspect if this press conference by İmamoğlu is that Turkish TV channels and media outlets are actually broadcasting it! All last night and this morning, it was only Fox TV and few lesser known opposition TV channels.

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    AKP will be appealing election results in Istanbul and Ankara. In Ankara they strongly believe that the results will swing in their favour after appeals. The opposition won't be breathing easy yet.

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  5. 21 minutes ago

    AKP to appeal results in all Ankara districts - party sec.-gen.

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  6. 23 minutes ago

    And the pro-government media now falls into line with the state news agency to declare that the opposition have taken the lead in Istanbul...

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    26 minutes ago

    After a long pause in reporting, state-funded Anadolu Agency has updated election results for . Now shows CHP leading with 99% of ballots counted.

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  8. 3 hours ago

    Which route they choose, and how it plays out, depends heavily on how they calculate international and local actors will react.

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  9. 3 hours ago

    Gambit 4: Give up Istanbul and use that fact to burnish your democratic credentials

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  10. 3 hours ago

    Gambit 3: The AKP just keeps Istanbul de facto, and screw the result. If the media says it has Istanbul, it has Istanbul.

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  11. 3 hours ago

    Gambit 2: The votes are appealed against, the deck is stacked and the AKP keeps Istanbul

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  12. 3 hours ago

    Gambit 1: The electoral authorities made a mistake, they correct it and the AKP keeps Istanbul

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  13. 3 hours ago

    Istanbul, from now on, is game theory. The players are the government, the international community and Turkish thought leaders.

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  14. 3 hours ago

    - Former party leaders still jailed - No critical demonstrations allowed - Much of the media taken over by government-linked tycoons - Most power vested in 1 man - State resources used for campaigning - Gov't & state disagree on who won largest city I wonder what's stopping them

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    Never in my adult life have I seen Turkey’s opposition — fragmented, bitter and colossally self-obsessed — put on an election show of the kind I watched last night, especially in Istanbul and Ankara. Please indulge me with a brief thread as I explain why.

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    Imagine how this would be playing out if the media were free in Turkey.

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    4 hours ago

    This morning, posters appeared in Istanbul. They're from the AKP mayoral candidate thanking the people for his victory, despite no final announcement of results in a close race. Rest of the world: ... it's April 1st! Turkey watchers: 🤔

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    4 hours ago

    It's now the morning after and there is still no official winner in Istanbul. But there is this from formerly independent, now staunchly AKP DHA. I'm still not celebrating until I see Istanbul in red on AA:

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    11 hours ago

    Update: AKP set to win Bursa with 49.6% of the vote, CHP received 46.9%

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  20. 11 hours ago

    Turkey's state news agency: Eyes turn to invalid votes in Ankara, Istanbul and Iğdır

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