Turkey Local Authority General Elections

Supporters of the opposition Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) at a rally in Istanbul. 

A poster for CHP candidate Mustafa Sarigul, for the mayor or Istanbul. CHP supporters were optimistic that Sarigul was there best shot at winning the important position (President Erdogan was once Istanbul mayer). However, the incumbent, Kadir Topbas, of the ruling AKP, retained his post.