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Istanbul (AFP) Jan 7, 2024

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday entrusted a former environment minister to run for mayor of Istanbul and avenge the worst political defeat of the Turkish leader's two-decade rule. Murat Kurum will represent Erdogan's Islamic conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) in March 31 municipal elections in which control of Turkey's main cities will be up for grabs. The secular