Erdogan Says Istanbul Vote Involved ‘Organized Irregularities’
Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Ankara on April 27.
Photographer: Cem Oksuz/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there were “organized irregularities” during the Istanbul elections that his ruling party narrowly lost on March 31.
“Hundreds of employees from banks like Isbank, Sekerbank, Garanti were on duty” as election officials, Erdogan said on Saturday during a speech in Ankara. “This is unprecedented and unacceptable."