Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman was discharged on Saturday morning from the Burhan Nalbantoğlu General Hospital in the occupied north of Nicosia, with doctors advising him to rest for a period. According to an announcement from his office, the results of all the tests he underwent were good and his general state of health is described as good.
Reason for admission
The statement said Mr Erhürman was admitted after a health problem linked to low blood pressure during an event he attended on Friday at the old presidential residence in the occupied area. He was discharged the following morning once his test results came back clear.
Medical assessment
Late on Friday evening, Turkish Cypriot "health minister" Hakan Dinçyürek said an emergency angiography had shown no pathological findings in Mr Erhürman's heart or main arteries. The leader had been taken to the hospital in the occupied north by ambulance at around 9pm on Friday with back pain and other symptoms, with a decision on whether he would remain in hospital to follow further examinations.
According to Mr Dinçyürek, Mr Erhürman was quickly given blood and other tests given the possibility that the symptoms were connected to the heart or main arteries. The results showed no blockage and no pathological findings in the heart, the coronary arteries or the main arteries. He described the results as encouraging and said the critical tests had come back clear. The "health minister" spoke to reporters outside the hospital late on Friday night.
Wishes for recovery
Turkish Cypriot "prime minister" Ünal Üstel wished Mr Erhürman a swift recovery through social media, expressing hope that he would return quickly to his duties. Recovery wishes also came, via the platform X, from Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz, whom Mr Erhürman had met earlier on Friday during Mr Yılmaz's visit. "I wish him a speedy recovery," the Turkish Vice President said.
