After local elections in Turkey: These are the reactions to Erdogan's defeat. President Erdogan has called together his AKP executive board to assess the debacle.
The pro-Kurdish Dem Party, on the other hand, is angry. Thousands of soldiers were brought in buses to Kurdish cities and towns to cast their votes. The Islamist Yenid Refah Partisi (YRP) confirmed the “theft of votes” in local elections. There is slight self-criticism in the government-affiliated media in Turkey.