The Turkish leader, who plans to be re-elected on May 14, spoke for four days only by videoconference.
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LTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, given suffering since Tuesday evening, reappeared in public for the first time on Saturday in Istanbul, on images broadcast by television channels. The 69-year-old head of state, affected by an intestinal virus, according to those around him, spoke for four days only by videoconference, raising questions about his state of health two weeks before the presidential election in May 14.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a visit to the Teknofest air show at Istanbul’s former Atatürk airport, a show that Turkey presents as “the largest in the world” and which allows the Turkish military industry to exhibit its drones and his planes. The head of state must then participate in the day at an electoral meeting in Izmir, on the west coast, according to his official program.
Speculations
He is also expected in Ankara, the capital, on Sunday, exactly two weeks before the first round of voting, to resume the course of his electoral campaign after a four-day break this week.
The health of the Turkish leader had already fueled speculation after a large intestine operation at the end of 2011, followed by further surgery the following year. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then Prime Minister, had publicly denied suffering from colon cancer, explaining that the operations aimed to remove polyps from him.
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