ISTANBUL – ANSWER. Questions about Health status from Recep Tayyip Erdogan was the cause of an incident with the indisposition of the President of Turkey, which occurred during an interview with KANAL 7 at midnight on Tuesday.

While the Turkish president was giving an interview, a voice was heard saying “Oh my God”, various sounds were heard inside the presidential palace, the journalist immediately asked for a commercial break, and the program was abruptly interrupted. The video shows the journalist looking at the Turkish president and getting up from his seat, clearly worried.

About 10 minutes later, Mr. Erdogan reappeared, apologized to the audience and said that he had an upset stomach due to campaign fatigue. The Turkish President’s interview ended after a few minutes, as he was visibly taken aback.

Anxiety in the neighboring country increased when Erdogan yesterday canceled all his tours and public appearances. According to him, the decision was made on the recommendation of his doctors, at a time when the pre-election period in the country is at its peak on the eve of the May 14 elections. “Today I will rest at home on the advice of our doctors,” he said. Turkish President will be replaced by Vice President Fuat Oktay.

However, late last night Erdogan also canceled today’s visit to the Akougiou Nuclear Power Plant, where the inauguration will take place, as well as a large meeting in the city of Mersin. His participation in the Akugios ceremony will be via videoconference.

OUR Kemal Kilicdaroglu Along the way, I wished Mr. Erdogan a speedy recovery. The information indicates that the Turkish president is being tested by a medical team to rule out the possibility of a serious illness. AKP officials assure Erdogan is fine, but admit that some changes could be made and his busy campaign schedule could be eased.

The image of Erdogan’s exhaustion worries political analysts of the pro-government faction and they hope that the Turkish president will quickly return to the election race. They emphasize that before him is the image of a dynamic opposition, where Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is surrounded by Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu, Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavas and Good Party Chairman Meral Akşener.

The information indicates that the Turkish president is being tested by a medical team to rule out the possibility of a serious illness.

Health problems

Mr. Erdogan’s health has been worrying Turks for years. In 2006, he collapsed in his car, which he was locked in, and his bodyguards freed him by breaking the windows.

The President of Turkey in 2011 and 2012 twice operated on the intestines. Nothing was officially announced, but there were rumors in the neighboring country at the time of an effective cancer treatment. In 2021, the depiction of the sleeping Turkish president in a dialogue he had with Turkish citizens via video link again raised concerns about his condition.

Haberturk TV political analyst Fatih Altayli reports that “Last night we learned the price of President Erdogan’s resumption of rallies in his already busy schedule in a very painful experience.

Erdogan suddenly fell ill in the program he was participating in, returned to the screen after a long break, and with a rather tired expression, explained the reason for his illness and apologized. The fact that the president is back on the streets to win, at the cost of his health, putting himself in such danger, probably does not strengthen the polls, which some want to say that he will easily win the election. elections”.

The latest poll of the MAK company predicts that K.Kylychdaroglu is in the lead with 47.8% against T.Erdogan’s 43.7%. ORC predicts Mr. Kılıçdaroglu’s stake to reach 49.3% versus Mr. Erdoğan’s 42.4%.