# İzmir Mayor Defects to Erdoğan's AK Party, Ending Decades of Opposition Rule

- **Published**: 2026-10-07T10:30:33+00:00
- **Canonical URL**: https://www.europaexpress.news/news/2026/10/izmir-mayor-defects-to-erdogans-ak-party-ending-decades-of-opposition-rule-f97qb

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