Turkish election dilemma: Invalid votes allegations trigger recounting

Invalid votes cast in 16 districts of Istanbul in Turkey's local elections, as well as all the votes cast in one district, are being recounted, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday. Initial results from Sunday's mayoral elections showed the opposition Republican People's Party had narrowly won control of Turkey's two biggest cities, Istanbul and Ankara. Istanbul has 39 districts.

President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party submitted objections to election results in all districts of the two cities, saying the results had been impacted by invalid votes and voting irregularities.