Crises mount for Turkey’s Erdogan
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President Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) continue to suffer setbacks since the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) took control of six of Turkey’s 10 largest cities
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Local election results   CHP win   AKP win
(March 31, 2019)
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GREECE
Istanbul
Black Sea
Bursa Antalya
Izmir
Mersin
IRAN 
IRAQ
CYPRUS
Mediterranean Sea
GEORGIA 
SYRIA
Ankara 
TURKEY
Adana
Konya
Gaiantep 
Sanliurfa

200 miles 320km
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Mar 31: CHP’s Ekrem Imamoglu (right) wins mayoral election in Istanbul with almost 14,000 votes. President Erdogan annuls result, calls for re-run
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Jun 23: Imamoglu soundly defeats AKP opponent by more than 800,000 votes in election re-run
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Jul 6: Erdogan sacks Turkey’s central bank governor, Murat Cetinkaya (right), amid inflation and foreign-debt crisis. Foreign-debt exceeds $328 billion
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Jul 8: Influential former economy minister, Ali Babacan (right), quits AKP, citing
“deep differences” over party’s direction
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New party: Babacan and former President Abdullah Gul are reported to be spearheading effort to form new party in coming months
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Turkish lira: Over last two years, lira has lost 40% of its value against U.S. dollar – lifting prices of imported goods
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Sources: Financial Times, Real Clear Politics, Stratfor Pictures: Associated Press 
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