Erdogan passed out in a mosque

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan collapsed early on Sunday morning, June 25, while praying at a mosque in Istanbul.

The Hurriyet Daily News correspondent saw the Turkish President fall ill at around 6 am local time and be carried away on a stretcher while praying for the end of Ramadan. Later, Erdogan went out to reporters who had gathered outside the mosque and said that he had minor health problems related to diabetes.

“Thank God, I’m all right now,” he said.

• On June 25, Muslims celebrate Uraza Bayram - the holiday of breaking the fast after the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
• Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 63, has been in power in Turkey since 2003. Until 2014, he served as prime minister, and then became president of the country.