Health deteriorated in live interview
Erdogan was to appear in a live interview on Tuesday. His program started 90 minutes late. After 10 minutes, the President had to stop it in the middle of the question. Reports started coming that Erdogan had suffered a heart attack and had to be admitted to the hospital. But it was completely rejected by the government. Erdogan returned for the interview after a few minutes. He told that he had a stomach infection.
Erdogan said, ‘Yesterday and today we had to work very hard. That’s why I got stomach flu. I apologize to you and our viewers. Erdogan canceled election rallies scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, saying he would “rest at home on doctor’s advice”.
Erdogan is resting
All this happened when Erdogan was to inaugurate Turkey’s first nuclear energy reactor via a video link on Thursday. The reactor was built by Russia’s state-owned company Rostom after a deal between Ankara and Moscow in 2010. Erdogan also attended the meeting via video link as he rests at home. Russia has dismissed reports that Erdogan had asked Putin to travel to Turkey due to illness.