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  "id": 12678858,
  "title": "Latest defection hands Erdogan’s AKP control of Turkey’s third-largest city",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/latest-defection-hands-erdogans-akp-control-of-turkeys-third-largest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:17:24.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/latest-defection-hands-erdogans-akp-control-turkeys-third-largest-city"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ruling party’s takeover of Izmir’s mayoralty is the latest example of the unraveling of the opposition parties’ historic gains in Turkey’s 2024 local elections.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Erdogan aide named suspect in Turkey financial scandal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/erdogan-aide-named-suspect-in-turkey-financial-scandal",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:47:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}