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:

More from International News

US to apply economic measures 'never seen' on Iran, says Treasury Secretary

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the United States is going to apply economic measures that have "never been seen" on Iran.
Blast at Rotterdam port energy facility kills one person

A blast at a storage facility for petroleum products at the Netherlands' Rotterdam port killed one person and wounded six others on Thursday.
US can keep blockade on Iranian ports 'indefinitely', Pentagon chief says

The US military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out of the region as needed.
Large explosion rips through Italian munitions factory

A powerful explosion ripped through a munitions factory near the town of Colleferro, southeast of Rome, on Thursday, with the blast heard for kilometres around.