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A woman enters Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Polls have opened in a repeat election in Turkey's largest city where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his political allies could lose control of Istanbul's administration for the first time in 25 years. AP Photo
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Istanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu of the CHP greets his supporters after casting his vote in a polling station in the re-run local mayoral elections for Istanbul on June 23, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. Burak Kara / Getty Images
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Ekrem Imamoglu, right, waves as he leaves after casting his vote in what has become a test of Turkish democracy as well as the Turkish President's continued popularity at a time of economic trouble. AFP / Bulent Kilic
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets people after casting his ballot, outside a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, June 23, 2019. Murad Sezer / Reuters
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The Turkish Electoral Commission ordered a repeat of the mayoral election in Istanbul after Turkish President Erdogan's AK Party had alleged there was 'corruption' behind his party losing in the 31 March 2019 polls. Erdem Sahin / EPA
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Mr Yildirim with his grandson. Akin Celiktas / EPA
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Mr Yildirim reacts as he addresses the media and his supporters. Gurcan Ozturk / AFP
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Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan casts her vote. Erdem Sahin / EPA
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Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, President Erdogan's son-in-law, casts his vote. Erdem Sahin / EPA
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A woman shows a ballot paper at a polling station during the mayoral election re-run in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
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Mr Imamoglu along with his wife Dilek and son Mehmet. Sedat Suna / EPA
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An electoral official holds an envelop at a polling station in Istanbul, on Sunday, June 23, 2019. AP Photo
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A woman enters Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Polls have opened in a repeat election in Turkey's largest city where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his political allies could lose control of Istanbul's administration for the first time in 25 years. AP Photo
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Istanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu of the CHP greets his supporters after casting his vote in a polling station in the re-run local mayoral elections for Istanbul on June 23, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey. Burak Kara / Getty Images
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Ekrem Imamoglu, right, waves as he leaves after casting his vote in what has become a test of Turkish democracy as well as the Turkish President's continued popularity at a time of economic trouble. AFP / Bulent Kilic
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets people after casting his ballot, outside a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, June 23, 2019. Murad Sezer / Reuters
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The Turkish Electoral Commission ordered a repeat of the mayoral election in Istanbul after Turkish President Erdogan's AK Party had alleged there was 'corruption' behind his party losing in the 31 March 2019 polls. Erdem Sahin / EPA
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Mr Yildirim with his grandson. Akin Celiktas / EPA
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Mr Yildirim reacts as he addresses the media and his supporters. Gurcan Ozturk / AFP
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Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan casts her vote. Erdem Sahin / EPA
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Finance Minister Berat Albayrak, President Erdogan's son-in-law, casts his vote. Erdem Sahin / EPA
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A woman shows a ballot paper at a polling station during the mayoral election re-run in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
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Mr Imamoglu along with his wife Dilek and son Mehmet. Sedat Suna / EPA
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An electoral official holds an envelop at a polling station in Istanbul, on Sunday, June 23, 2019. AP Photo
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A woman enters Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Polls have opened in a repeat election in Turkey's largest city where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his political allies could lose control of Istanbul's administration for the first time in 25 years. AP Photo
Istanbul election rerun: residents vote in key test for President Erdogan's AKP
Vote rerun gets under way with high stakes for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Andy Wilks
23 June, 2019
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