MERSIN, Apr 26 disinformation from the administration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied reports of a heart attack in the head of state. Twitter.
As Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, whose words were quoted by TRT Haber TV channel, noted that the president is in good health, he suffered a slight cold.
Representative of the country's ruling Justice and Development Party Erkan Candemir confirmed today that Erdogan will attend events at the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on Thursday via video link. In addition, the rally scheduled for tomorrow was postponed.
On Wednesday, the Turkish president missed several campaign events on the advice of doctors. The day before, he gave interviews to local TV channels live. He was suddenly interrupted because the president became ill. After a long pause, Erdogan returned to the air and said that he had caught the stomach flu. The head of state promised to resume participation in the election campaign on Thursday.
Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey are scheduled for May 14. The main opponent of Erdogan — the only candidate from the «Republican Alliance» — was the candidate from the opposition «People's Alliance» Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Also participating in the elections are Memleket party leader Muharrem Ince and Ata alliance candidate Sinan Ogan.