Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurates Turkey's first nuclear power plant via a video link, at the Presidential palace in Ankara, on Thursday.Turkish Presidency via AP
Al Jazeera: Turkey’s leader Erdogan cancels third day of election appearances
Turkish President Recep Tayyip became ill during a TV interview with what Health Minister Fahrettin Koca later said was a ‘gastrointestinal infection’.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled his election appearances for a third day after falling ill with what officials described as an intestinal infection.
Erdogan is seeking a third presidential term in Turkey’s May 14 elections.
He had been due to appear at a bridge opening and a political rally in the southern city of Adana, but his schedule changed on Friday to show he would attend the opening ceremony via video link.
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Update: Turkey’s Erdogan cancels third day of election appearances after falling ill (AP)
WNU Editor: He may be ill, but President Erdogan is still making public appearances .... Ailing Erdogan re-emerges by video link with Putin (AFP).
