In normal times, you can't escape President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey. His voice booms from television screens, his hands wave at campaign rallies and his face smiles from billboards.
Yet as Turkey digested the surprise sinking of support for his long-dominant party, Erdogan's only reaction came in a brief written statement Monday appealing for unity -- and acknowledging the sudden need to make new political friends.
Yet as Turkey digested the surprise sinking of support for his long-dominant party, Erdogan's only reaction came in a brief written statement Monday appealing for unity -- and acknowledging the sudden need to make new political friends.