Europe | Holier than thou

Turkey’s President Erdogan faces a new challenge from Islamists

Religious voters think the president is not tough enough on Israel

 New Welfare Party (YRP) Chairman Fatih Erbakan, waits for his turn to vote with citizens.
Photograph: Getty Images
|Istanbul

Editor’s note: On May 3rd Turkey suspended all trade with Israel because of the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Gaza Strip.

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