The mayor of Istanbul: 'Victory against Erdogan for democracy' - News.com.au. Ekrem Imamoglu: 'There is an echo of the spirit of the founding of our Republic by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk' President Recep Tayyip Erdogan: 'We didn't get what we wanted in the vote' "The CHP has achieved a historic result and has decided how to govern our country and our municipalities," said Ozgur Ozel, secretary of the main opposition party CHP.