Lund, Kenneth (24. juni 2019). «Tyrkia-ekspert: Her er Erdoğans to muligheter». www.dn.no. Besøkt 25. juni 2019. «– Erdoğan sier selv at Istanbul er nøkkelen til Tyrkia, og jeg kan ikke se for meg at han over tid vil akseptere å leve med at İmamoğlu styrer i reell opposisjon, og særlig ikke at han gjør byen til utstillingsvindu for et politisk alternativ til Erdoğan. (…..), sier Wigen.»
Specia, Megan (7. mai 2019). «In Istanbul Election Do-Over, Erdogan’s Opponents Unify». The New York Times (på engelsk). ISSN0362-4331. Besøkt 24. juni 2019. «Early Tuesday, several minor candidates announced that they would withdraw from the race, in an apparent effort to forge a united front and throw their support behind Mr. Imamoglu. That could tip the balance in a race that was decided the first time by a razor-thin margin, less than 0.2 percent of the vote.»
«How Istanbul's Elections Turned Into a Heavy Defeat for Erdogan». Time (på engelsk). 24. juni 2019. Besøkt 24. juni 2019. «The mayor’s mild-mannered conviction was convincing enough that Islamist Felicity party announced it would field a candidate to prevent its supporters from voting for the religious-nationalist AKP, the nationalist Good Party joined him in a coalition, and the left wing pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) encouraged its supporters to vote for Imamoglu as a matter of strategy. Results on Monday showed an 84.4% turnout, with Imamoglu winning in traditionally religious neighborhoods such as Fateh as well as among the CHP’s secular bases.»
Specia, Megan (7. mai 2019). «In Istanbul Election Do-Over, Erdogan’s Opponents Unify». The New York Times (på engelsk). ISSN0362-4331. Besøkt 24. juni 2019. «Early Tuesday, several minor candidates announced that they would withdraw from the race, in an apparent effort to forge a united front and throw their support behind Mr. Imamoglu. That could tip the balance in a race that was decided the first time by a razor-thin margin, less than 0.2 percent of the vote.»
