Erdogan suffers major election setback in Turkish capital

Monday, 1 April 2019 13:31

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a major political blow as his party has lost local elections in Ankara.

The ruling AK party also underperformed in Istanbul as well.

Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels:

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