Opposition candidate for Istanbul mayor gives press conference Tukey's opposition CHP party candidate for Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, gives a press conference saying he wants to "cooperate with all institutions of Turkey to quickly meet the needs of Istanbul", after winning almost 4.16 million votes in local elections while the AKP candidate, former premier Binali Yildirim, won 4.13 million. Both claimed victory in the early hours following a tight race for the country's largest city after results showing them in a dead heat. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES