Y İ ) ▁ ▁The ▁Nation ▁Alliance ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁opposition ▁al liance ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁general ▁election , ▁being ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁C HP , ▁the ▁ İ yi ▁Party , ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Fel icity ▁Party . ▁The ▁Alliance ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁have ▁formally ▁dissol ved ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁elections . ▁However , ▁negoti ations ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁election ▁al liance ▁between ▁the ▁C HP ▁and ▁the ▁ İ yi ▁Party ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁months ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁al liance ▁was ▁final ised ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December , ▁with ▁the ▁ İ yi ▁Party ▁agree ing ▁to ▁not ▁field ▁mayor al ▁candidates ▁in ▁A yd ı n , ▁Mu ğ la , ▁T ek ir da ğ , ▁Hat ay , ▁ İ z mir , ▁E ski ş eh ir , ▁An k ara , ▁Ist an bul , ▁Ant al ya , ▁B urs a ▁or ▁Ad ana . ▁Both ▁parties ▁would ▁field ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁M ers in ▁while ▁the ▁C HP ▁would ▁support ▁the ▁ İ yi ▁Party ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁Bal ı kes ir . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁C HP ▁and ▁ İ yi ▁Party ' s ▁joint ▁candidate ▁in ▁An k ara ▁was ▁announced ▁to ▁be ▁Mans ur ▁Y ava ş , ▁who ▁narrow ly ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁A K P ' s ▁candidate ▁Mel ih ▁G ök ç ek