US EditionErdogan postpones visit to UAE, saying leader is ill
- On Sunday, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi and deleted the message after it circulated, citing a health issue for MBZ.
- Following the reported telephone conversation, Erdogan's team said he `expressed his sadness over the health problem experienced by Al Nahyan and wished him a prompt recovery` .
- Images released by MBZ's team on Saturday showed him smiling, while WAM reported the call but made no mention of any postponement.
- Erdogan said the trip will be rescheduled, adding he would travel to the United Arab Emirates at a later date, while Turkey's state broadcaster removed an article mentioning the Emirati leader's health problem.
- AFP reported that inquiries to both governments went unanswered, and the episode was published in Dawn on February 17th, 2026, underscoring conflicting public accounts.
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Erdogan postpones UAE visit over Al Nahyan’s health
ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a postponement of his visit to Abu Dhabi due to a health issue involving Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan but later deleted the post from social media The message, posted by Erdogan’s team on X, said he had talked with Al Nahyan by phone. “During the course of the call, President Erdogan expressed his sadness over the health problem experienced by (President) Al Nahyan and wi…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan repeated the scheduled visit to Abu Dhabi for months, causing his Emirate counterpart to face a "health problem". The announcement, posted on Sunday on the X network by the Turkish presidency,...
Erdogan postpones UAE visit, saying Emirati leader has 'health problem'
ISTANBUL: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi because Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a “health problem” – then deleted the message.
Erdogan postpones UAE visit, saying leader has ’health problem’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi because Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a "health problem" - then deleted the message. The message, posted by Erdogan's team on X, said he had talked with Al Nahyan by phone. "During the course of the call, President Erdogan expressed his sadness over the health problem experienced by (President) Al Nahyan and wished him a prompt rec…
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