Turkish president makes public appearance at tech fair after stomach illness

STORY: Turkish president makes public appearance at tech fair after stomach illness DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of helicopters in the air 2. shots on Turkish President and the ceremony STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been suffering from a stomach illness, made his first public appearance in person in three days by inaugurating a tech fair in Istanbul on Saturday. The Turkish leader attended the opening ceremony of the 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah. At the ceremony, he praised the rapid growth of the fair and spoke about the efforts to create a technological ecosystem in Türkiye that enables young people to pursue their dreams. During the event, Erdogan also introduced the country's first two astronaut candidates, Air Force pilot Alper Gezeravci and propulsion systems engineer Tuva Cihangir Atasever from defe