This file photo was taken on March 29, 2023 shows Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party), Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his party's group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara. (PHOTO / AFP)
ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan canceled his scheduled campaign rallies on Wednesday and Thursday for health reasons, weeks before May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections.
"Today, I will rest at home with the advice of my doctors," Erdogan Turkish President
"Today, I will rest at home with the advice of my doctors," Erdogan wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
Later, AK Party deputy chair Erkan Kandemir said Erdogan would attend a ceremony at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in the southern Mersin province via videolink on Thursday.
"Our Mersin rally is also planned to be held on a future date," he posted on Twitter.
Late on Tuesday, Erdogan cut short a live TV interview during which he said he felt sick with an upset stomach.
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The elections represent the biggest electoral challenge for modern Türkiye's longest-serving leader, after a cost-of-living crisis eroded Erdogan's support.