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**By all reports he was feisty and animated- [Combative as well](https://www.turkishminute.com/2023/04/29/combative-erdogan-returns-from-three-day-campaign-trail-absence/).**

**So no heart attack and certainly alive!**

[Bnnbloomberg](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/turkey-s-erdogan-returns-to-campaign-trail-after-stomach-illness-1.1913965)

> (Bloomberg) — **Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first public appearance** since a health scare that sidelined him just weeks ahead of the nation’s election.
> 
> **Erdogan on Saturday visited Teknofest in Istanbul, an aerospace and technology festival which targets mostly young people, and spoke for about 30 minutes.**
> 
> **Turkey’s leader made an animated attack on his political opponents for questioning energy and defense projects** he announced recently as part of his re-election campaign. **Erdogan also introduced two Turkish citizens chosen to be part of a mission to the International Space Station later this year.**
> 
> Turkey’s president fell ill during a live broadcast on Tuesday in what he said was a bout of stomach flu. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the president suffered a gastroenteritis infection. **He joined a few events via teleconference later in the week, including the inaugural loading of fuel at a nuclear power plant with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.** **Erdogan also spoke by phone on Friday with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.**

> [Turkey, Erdogan Update](https://pennyforyourthoughts2.ca/2023/04/27/turkey-erdogan-update/)



> The president’s in-person appearance could prove crucial for his campaign with just over two weeks left to May 14 election that may be the toughest test in his two-decade rule.
> 
> **Erdogan traditionally visits Turkey’s biggest cities in the final stages of his campaigns to shore up support and push a get-out-the-vote message to his followers**. A prolonged illness might have prevented him from appearing at major rallies in the campaign’s final stretch, and potentially hurt his chances of re-election.
> 
> **He’s expected to speak at rallies in Izmir later on Saturday and Ankara on Sunday, respectively Turkey’s third and second most populous cities.**
> 
> Polls suggest the contest remains tight as Erdogan, 69, seeks another term. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party, who represents a six-party alliance, is Erdogan’s main competitor