Ekrem Imamoglu is the mayor-elect of Istanbul.
On June 23, the citizens of Istanbul will once again take part in a city-wide election — for the second time in just three months. On March 31, I was deeply honored to be chosen as mayor by my fellow Istanbulites — despite an electoral playing field that was sharply tilted against us. But the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan then declared that it objected to the result and activated the machinery for a repeat election. We will soon see whether this gamble pays off for the president and his allies.
