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Middle East. Turkey's president has built vast power over 20 years. But he may lose on Sunday. Updated May 14, 2023 2:24 PM ET Originally published May 12, 2023 5:00 AM ET. By .

Turkey, once admired across the Middle East and beyond for marrying Islam with democracy and prosperity, has squandered much of the “soft power” it used to enjoy.

Citizens of Turkey voted Sunday by a thin margin to overhaul the country’s political system, which could lead to a major consolidation of power for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

DUBAI—Turkey and Israel are the main strategic beneficiaries of the collapse of the Syrian regime, an event that has capped the dramatic decline of Iranian influence in the Middle East.