“Turkish President Erdogan Hospitalized After Suffering Heart Attack”
Too much of a headline to pass up, even if incorrect. Turkey has a big role in regional events, including Russia and the Ukraine.
Clearly something is wrong - he stopped an interview on the air, and has cancelled upcoming events. At first they said “stomach bug” but in the last few hours some have said heart attack.
He is 69. He was very athletic when young, as a soccer player. Some have cast doubt on the credibility of the heart attack story, because it implies that Erdogan has a heart.
If nothing else it has to cost a couple of points for him to be seen as less strong.