Turkish election board rules in favor of partial Istanbul recount
President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party submitted objections to election results in Istanbul and capital Ankara as initial results showed it was on course to lose both cities.
Workers pick up the garbage next to a billboard reading "Thank You Istanbul" and portraying AKP ruling party mayor candidate Binali Yildirim and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, on April 2, 2019(photo credit: BULENT KILIC / AFP)ByREUTERS
