A cost-of-living crisis sparked by Erdogan's unorthodox economic program over the past 1-1/2 years has eroded his popularity
The discontent in Turkey over the nearly 4 million Syrian refugees has been a source of domestic pressure on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Erdogan certainly hopes to be reelected, if only to preside over the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.
In the presidential election next month, Erdogan will be up against the main opposition alliance candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
The Turkish drone strike in Iraq shows the lengths Ankara will go to strike Kurdish anti-ISIS fighters.
"The fact that these people would be ministers and come to positions of authority bothers me," said 28-year-old student Seckin Yetkin, saying he will vote for Ince like in 2018.
Turkey tried to downplay “hard feelings” in the talks about Ankara’s previous attempts to oppose the government of Egypt and to stoke extremism, reports said.
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