Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan makes his address during the Black Sea Energy and Economic Forum in Istanbul November 17, 2011. (Photo:Reuters)
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has undergone “successful” surgery for an intestinal malady, his office said Monday. The laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery took place Saturday, his office said in a statement posted on its website, adding: “He is in good condition and will start working after he rests.”
The statement did not elaborate on the minimally invasive surgery or say how long the 57-year-old prime minister would stay away from work. Journalists covering the prime minister had no information on his whereabouts since Friday.
Erdogan has been in office since 2003.
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