Turkey 's electoral authority has announced a rerun of the election for Istanbul 's mayor , expected on 23 June . "They are trying to take back the election we won. The authority allegedly bowed to pressure from President Erdogan 's AKP party after the ruling CHP party narrowly won the mayoral election on 31 March . Turkey 's party said there were " errors " in the vote and that a margin of 15,000 votes was too small . A spokesman from the CHP party described the move as " plain dictatorship " from Erdogan , while the EU called for Turkey to explain its reasoning . The controversy follows an election which saw the AKP lose support in Ankara and Istanbul .
Turkey 's electoral authority has announced a rerun of the election for Istanbul 's mayor , expected on 23 June . The authority allegedly bowed to pressure from President Erdogan 's AKP party after the ruling CHP party narrowly won the mayoral election on 31 March . Turkey 's party said there were " errors " in the vote and that a margin of 15,000 votes was too small . A spokesman from the CHP party described the move as " plain dictatorship " from Erdogan , while the EU called for Turkey to explain its reasoning . The controversy follows an election which saw the AKP lose support in Ankara and Istanbul .