2023-04-27 17:59:00
Yesterday, Erkan Kandemir, a deputy leader of Erdogan’s ruling AKP party, announced that the 69-year-old would skip a rally in the southern city of Mersin.
Meanwhile, Turkish representatives have countered rumors circulating online that the head of state is seriously ill – there was talk of a heart attack. “We categorically reject such unfounded claims,” tweeted Erdogan’s communications director Fahrettin Altun.
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Erdogan has contracted gastroenteritis and is on the mend. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said yesterday that he would continue his program in the shortest possible time.
Parliamentary and presidential elections will take place in Turkey on May 14th. According to polls, a neck-and-neck race between Erdogan and his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, emerged.
Voting for around three million Turks living abroad began yesterday. Around 100,000 Turkish citizens in Austria can also take part in the polls in six locations – Vienna, Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Bregenz.
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