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In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019 photo, Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, waves to supporters as he speaks at a rally in Istanbul, ahead of the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections. Voters in Istanbul return to the polls on Sunday for a rerun of the election for the mayor of the city. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey opposition seeks to repeat win in Istanbul redo vote

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Supporters of Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, cheer during his speech a rally in Istanbul, Friday, June 21, 2019, ahead of June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections.The 49-year-old candidate won the March 31 local elections with a slim majority, but after weeks of recounting requested by the ruling party, Turkey's electoral authority annulled the result of the vote, revoked his mandate and ordered the new election.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Istanbul’s candidates in re-run of mayoral election

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

A poster of Ekrem Imamoglu, secular candidate from the main opposition Republican People's Party, reads &quot;16 million (city's population) will win,&quot; over the Galata Bridge near the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Thursday, June 20, 2019, ahead of the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections. Imamoglu won the March 31 local elections with a slim majority, but after weeks of recounting requested by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, Turkey's electoral authority annulled the result of the vote, revoked his mandate and ordered the new election. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey: Erdogan’s party dominance tested in repeat poll

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

People watch a live broadcast of a televised debate between Istanbul's mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim, right, of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and Ekrem Imamoglu, centre, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, ahead of June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections, Sunday, June 16, 2019. Televised election debates are uncommon in Turkey. The last one, between AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the then-leader of the CHP, took place before a 2002. The AKP has been in power since. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Istanbul mayoral candidates face off in rare debate

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

The scene as Associated Press photographer Hussein Malla observes as passengers and crew aboard a Turkish Airlines jetliner subdue a man who started screaming a few minutes after takeoff from Istanbul. Turkey, Friday June 14, 2019. The unidentified man began smashing at an oxygen mask box and damaged a cabin window, before pushing flight attendants aside and rushing toward the cockpit, but then calmed down and after about 2½ hours flying, the pilots announced that the plane was returning to Istanbul.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Passengers subdue chaotic man on board Turkish Airlines jet

By SUZAN FRASER and HUSSEIN MALLA - Associated Press

Opposition starts campaign for Istanbul mayor in re-run

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Turkish electoral body rejects opposition demand in Istanbul

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People walk on Galata Bridge over the Golden Horn in Istanbul, decorated with electoral posters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party's Istanbul mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Ruling in favor of Erdogan's governing party, Turkey's top electoral body on Monday annulled the results of the March 31 vote in Istanbul which the opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu narrowly won and scheduled a re-run for June 23.Erdogan insisted Tuesday that the repeat of the mayoral race in Istanbul will strengthen democracy and lift the shadow that was cast over the vote.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey’s opposition seeks cancellation of 2018 elections

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Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition, Republican People's Party's (CHP) mayoral candidate in Istanbul, waves to supporters during a rally in Istanbul, late Monday, May 6, 2019. Turkey's top election authority voided the Istanbul mayoral election won by an opposition candidate and ordered a do-over, ruling Monday in favor of a request by the president's party to throw out the vote it narrowly lost. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Erdogan defends Istanbul vote redo, critics see power grab

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Liverpool's Divock Origi, center, celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal of the game during the Champions League Semi Final, second leg soccer match between Liverpool and Barcelona at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

Liverpool ousts Barca in historic Champions League comeback

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks to members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, April 27, 2019 during a three-day closed door meeting to assess recent local election results. Preliminary results show that AKP lost control of Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, and its capital, Ankara to the main opposition party. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s electoral board orders re-run of Istanbul vote

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

FILE - In a Saturday, April 27, 2019 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he arrives to deliver a speech to members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey, during a three-day closed door meeting to assess recent local election results. After weeks of uncertainty, Turkey’s highest electoral board could decide as early as Monday, May 6 whether an opposition politician was the rightful winner of Istanbul’s mayoral race _ or whether a new election must be held.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: Voided vote called ‘victory’ for democracy

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Turkey’s election board expected to rule on Istanbul vote

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Prosecutors probe alleged fraud in Istanbul local elections

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Ekrem Imamoglu, centre, of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) mayoral candidate in Istanbul, arrives to receive a certificate confirming his win by a slim margin against ruling party's candidate Binali Yildirim, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Authorities have confirmed that Imamoglu won the mayoral election in Istanbul, ending nearly three weeks of recounts, although Turkey's top electoral body, has yet to consider a ruling party request for the vote in Istanbul to be invalidated. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Govt opponent confirmed as Istanbul mayor, objection pending

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at an assembly for religious schools, in Istanbul, Saturday, April 13, 2019. Erdogan's ruling party still appealing the results of the local elections in Istanbul, where the opposition has a razor-thin lead and Erdogan said Wednesday election results in Istanbul should be canceled over irregularities.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s ruling party wants Istanbul election voided, redone

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Erdogan says Istanbul mayoral vote should be canceled

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Turkish electoral board rejects full Istanbul vote recount

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The Latest: Turkish ruling party seeks rerun in Istanbul

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FILE-In this Tuesday, March 5, 2019 file photo Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech at a rally of his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) in Istanbul. The mood among opposition supporters in Turkey's biggest city is one of jubilation but also worry - fear that their win in Istanbul's mayoral race could be overturned in a recount taking place after the ruling party challenged the election results. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Turkey’s Erdogan defends demand for full recount in Istanbul

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