Turkey's Erdogan declares early elections on June 24
By REUTERS
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday elections will be held on June 24, more than a year earlier than planned, saying the country urgently needed to make the switch to an executive presidency.Erdogan said he made the decision after speaking to the head of the nationalist MHP party, Devlet Bahceli, who a day earlier had floated the prospect of early polls. The parliamentary and presidential polls had previously been slated for November 2019.IDF confirms it struck terrorists in Gaza City area
