Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is staying at home for the third day due to a stomach ailment that interrupted his election campaign. AR writes about it.

 The 69-year-old leader took a break from his busy schedule of public appearances after feeling unwell on live television on Tuesday night.

 The Minister of Health of Turkey said that Erdogan is suffering from gastroenteritis.

 The digestive problems are easily treatable and usually resolve within days, but they have changed Erdogan's busy campaign schedule ahead of Turkey's all-important election on May 14.

 Erdogan tried to make up for the canceled performances with a video conference. He and the Russian president appeared together at a video conference on Thursday dedicated to the opening of the nuclear power plant.

 Erdogan planned another video call with the southern city of Adana to inaugurate the new bridge on Friday.

 Erdogan had planned events in five cities two days before he fell ill.

 This made it possible for national channels to broadcast the rallies of opposition leader Kemal Kylychdaroglu.

 Polls show that the two politicians are likely to face a runoff on May 28. But Kilicdaroglu leads most opinion polls and still hopes to win the first round.

 Erdogan, who underwent intestinal surgery in 2011, has ruled Turkey since 2003, first as prime minister and then as president since 2014. He has been on the campaign trail in recent weeks, attending multiple events across the country every day.