Turkey probes 30 Twitter users for suggesting Erdogan died | The Times of Israel

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s cyber police on Wednesday launched a legal probe into “baseless” social media posts speculating about President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s health. In a statement, the police said they were investigating 30 people who used or retweeted the hashtag #olmus (#heisdead), which became a top trending topic on Turkish Twitter. Underscoring the government’s sensitivity about the posts, Erdogan’s communications director Fahrettin Altun posted a short clip on Wednesday showing the Turkish leader walking out of his official car along a turquoise carpet. “Trust to friends, fear to enemies,” Altun wrote. Rumors about the health of Erdogan, 67, have been swirling for years, with one of his doctors going on record in 2011 to deny that the Turkish leader had cancer. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories By signing up, you agree to the terms Erdogan underwent laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery that same year and has been walking more gingerly ever since. ארדואן לא נראה טוב, כך ע”פ תמונות ששודרו ב-1 בנובמבר בטלוויזיה הטורקית pic.twitter.com/QhvD0CDvQc — Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 3, 2021 Erdogan met US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome on Sunday. He then canceled…
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