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Health problems: Erdogan interrupts interview
A live interview with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had to be canceled due to health problems. photo
© Francisco Seco/AP/dpa
The elections in Turkey are imminent. After the live interview was interrupted, supporters of President Erdogan are all the more worried about his health.
A good two weeks before the elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan interrupted a live interview due to brief health problems. The incident sparked concern among his supporters. But the president is doing well, his spokesman said. Opposition leader and Erdogan challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu wished him a speedy recovery on Twitter on Wednesday.
During the interview late Tuesday evening, the camera was aimed at the reporter when suddenly choking noises can be heard in the background, recordings show. The reporter whispers “commercial”, stands up, then the transmission is cut off. After a short pause, Erdogan (69) reappeared on the screen and said he had had a hard day of campaigning and had stomach problems. He apologized for the inconvenience.
Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin shared the recording and wrote: “Thank God our president’s health is good.” On Wednesday, Erdogan was scheduled to campaign in three different provinces.
The parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey will take place on May 14th. Around 1.5 million Turkish voters in Germany are called upon to cast their votes as of this Thursday. According to polls, a head-to-head race between Erdogan and his challenger Kilicdaroglu, who is running for a broad opposition alliance, is emerging in the presidential election.
Tweet Presidential Spokesman Kalin Recording of the interruption of the interview wishing the Turkish opposition leader a speedy recovery