President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had to cancel his scheduled appearances yesterday as properly as at present, as he suffered from a stomach bug, lower than three weeks ahead of Turkey‘s important election. This news got here amid a heated campaign, as many consider the upcoming election to be probably the most important in Turkey’s post-Ottoman historical past.
Erdogan, aged 69, had three events planned in the central Anatolian provinces yesterday. However, he had to change plans, and Vice President Fuat Oktay would step in on his behalf. Erdogan said on Twitter…
“Today I will rest at residence underneath the advice of our docs. With God’s permission, we will proceed our program from tomorrow.”
Erkan Kandemir, vice-president of the ruling AKP get together, later revealed that Erdogan had additionally cancelled his at present schedule. The president was initially anticipated to inaugurate Turkey’s first nuclear power station positioned in Akkuyu, on the southern coast. The opening of the Russian-built plant was supposed to be the principle event of Erdogan’s marketing campaign this week.
As Erdogan faces a dip in polls, he has been working relentlessly to show the scenario round, sustaining his election-winning streak spanning 20 years. He faces stiff competition from secular opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu while coping with an economic disaster and the aftermath of a major earthquake in February that claimed over 50,000 lives.
The issues began when Erdogan was compelled to finish a stay television interview on Tuesday after falling sick on air. The look, which began more than ninety minutes late, was suddenly interrupted just 10 minutes into the Q&A dialog. Moments after the abrupt ending, Erdogan returned to apologize for his ailment. He said…
“Yesterday and today have been hard work. That’s why I received a abdomen flu. At one point, I puzzled if it will be misunderstood if we cancelled the programme. But Privy promised. I ask on your and our audience’s forgiveness.”