Ahead of Sunday's elections, a cost of living crisis is now hitting Erdogan's support in the southeast as elsewhere, threatening his prospects in a tough battle to maintain power.
REGIONAL AFFAIRS: The AKP has started to pull out all the stops and is returning to its roots of extremism to win votes.
Turkey's Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu claims the West, particularly the US, is using the tightly contested May elections to stage a political coup.
IS selected al-Qurashi as its leader in November 2022 after the previous IS leader was killed in an operation in southern Syria.
The operation came less than three weeks before elections that represent the biggest challenge President Tayyip Erdogan has faced since 2003.
Thanking Erdogan for his call, Herzog emphasized that Israel remains firmly committed to preserving freedom of worship on Temple Mount.
Analysts say Turkey’s relations with the West will quickly improve if the opposition wins.
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