Turkish Leader Erdogan Beaten by Opposition in Local Elections

Turkey’s main opposition party, the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), dealt a heavy blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the local elections this weekend, keeping the mayor’s office in Istanbul and Ankara and winning 15 other mayoral offices nationwide.    With 100% reported ballots, CHP won 37.76% of the votes, ahead of Erdogan’s AK Party (AKP), TRT World reports.   Erdogan’s party fared worse than polls had indicated and saw its worst defeat at any election during 20 years of Erdogan's…