March 14, 2013

Fethullah Gülen conveys get well soon message for PM Erdoğan

Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has conveyed his “get well soon” wishes to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was taken to a hospital on Tuesday after catching a cold.

Erdoğan was taken to Ankara Atatürk Research and Training Hospital for a few hours on Tuesday, where he had a medical examination.

In a message published in the Zaman daily on Wednesday, Gülen said he heard about Erdoğan's sickness with sincere grief, adding: “Fortunately it's only a cold infection and I learned that he will get well soon after resting for a few days. I ask God to restore our prime minister's health.”

A parliamentary group meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) was also canceled on Tuesday morning due to Erdoğan's poor health.

Published on Today's Zaman, 13 March 2013, Wednesday