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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul on Sunday he is in good condition after fainting during early morning prayers marking Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that ends the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

A Hurriyet reporter who was following Erdogan said he saw the president collapse at 6 am, before the start of prayers. “Bodyguards quickly ran to the scene and then the doctors came,” said Aziz Ozen.

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“The president was taken to another part of the mosque on a stretcher. Reporters were not allowed near the mosque until Erdogan spoke to them after the prayers.”

Erdogan said in a briefing following prayers that he was feeling in good condition, the Hurriyet Daily News reported.

“I have a small condition about my blood pressure related to my diabetes,” Erdogan told reporters in front of the mosque. “Thank God I’m well now.”

Eid al-Fitr, which began Sunday, is a three-day holiday celebrated with prayers and feasting, ending a month in which Muslims fasted daily during daylight hours, from dawn to dusk.


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Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.