Erdogan returns from three-day campaign absence due to illness

Turkish president speaks at an Istanbul aviation festival after recovery as the key May 14 elections approach.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appeared in public for the first time in three days after a stomach infection kept him off the campaign trail before key presidential and parliamentary polls on May 14.

Smiling and dressed in a red windbreaker, the 69-year-old leader walked out on the stage of an Istanbul aviation festival and tossed out flowers to flag-waving supporters.

He…