This is how the world press conveyed Erdogan’s state of health to its readers.
As Turkey prepares for the May 14 elections, President Erdoğan’s health situation, which was on the agenda last night, was on the agenda of the international public.
Announcing on his Twitter account that he has canceled all his shows today, foreign media also carried news about Erdogan’s health.
The official French news agency, AFP, used the headline “Erdogan interrupted his TV interview saying he had a cold.” The agency said: “Turkish President Erdogan interrupted the live broadcast interview he attended on Tuesday. When he returned, he apologized and said that he had a cold in his stomach” and relayed what happened to his readers.
Bloomberg announced the facts with the phrase “Unexpected health problem.”
ATTENTION TO THE MESSAGE OF KILIÇDAROĞLU
In AFP news, “Turkey’s 69-year-old leader attended three demonstrations on his way to the general and presidential elections, which were razor-sharp. Erdogan was going to end the day by participating in the joint broadcast of Ülke TV and Kanal 7. But it took him 90 minutes to appear on television. In the news, it was said that Erdogan appeared in front of the camera after a while and apologized.
“Her face looked tired,” AFP reported. The French news agency also recalled that Nation Alliance presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu conveyed a recovery message to Erdogan shortly after last night’s show.
BLOOMBERG: UNEXPECTED HEALTH PROBLEM
Bloomberg, a major US media organization, reported the events with the headline “Erdopan’s live interview cut short due to behind-camera discomfort.”
“Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had an unexpected health problem while going live on Tuesday night,” the Bloomberg report said. Noting that Erdogan attended the rallies to continue his 20-year rule, Bloomberg also stated that he plans to attend all 3 of Erdogan’s rallies today. But today, President Erdogan announced on his official Twitter account that he has postponed these visits.
Bloomberg commented: “Erdogan is facing the toughest election race since he came to power in 2003, in the face of a large opposition bloc,” while “the cameras were not showing Erdogan, but rather the person making the call.” ask”. But the microphones picked up the anxious ‘oh, ow’ voices in the room,” he said.
WHAT HAPPENED LIVE?
Although the broadcast, which was announced to start at 10:00 p.m. last night, began at 11:30 p.m., the broadcast was cut off while Erdogan was evaluating the schedule on the live broadcast.
Ülke TV editor-in-chief Hasan Öztürk, who asked a question at the time, called the director an ‘ad’ and tried to stand up.
At that moment, the sound of ‘oh, ow’ was reflected on the screen and the program was cut before the cameras showed Erdoğan.
The program resumed after a break of about 20 minutes.
The broadcast, in which President Erdoğan participated, was interrupted and after a 20-minute break, the program ended 12 minutes later. (Photo: AA)
Regarding his illness, Erdogan said: “First of all, of course, good luck to you, there was intense campaign work yesterday and today, and I got a bad cold because of this campaign work. I even thought that if we cancel the program for a while, it would be misinterpreted. I said, now we promised that we will go. Of course, we come across such situations from time to time in this busy work. I wish you and our audience the best of luck,” he said.
After Erdogan was on the air for about 12 more minutes, the show ended.
At the end of the program, Erdogan said: “I especially apologize to all my citizens who are watching us on their screens.” he used his statements.