The threat. What awaits those who quarreled with Erdogan

Thirty people are facing trial after Turkish police launched an investigation into the spread of rumors on social media that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has died, the British Guardian newspaper reported.

Twitter users who posted under the current hashtag “olmus” (roughly “rumored to be dead”) were investigated for sharing “misinformation and manipulative content,” police said in a statement.

Separately, Erdogan’s personal lawyers have filed a complaint with the Ankara prosecutor’s office, demanding that relevant Twitter users be investigated on charges of “insulting” the president, which could be punishable by up to four years in prison.

Erdogan’s health has been the subject of periodic speculation since 2011, when one of his doctors was forced to deny that the Turkish leader had cancer. Erdogan, now 67, underwent major stomach surgery in 2012.

The boss arrived in Ankara from Istanbul. He is very healthy. Those who try to bite him will lose their teeth, party deputy leader Ahmet Hamdi Chamli wrote on Twitter.

Last month, Erdogan’s official Twitter account posted a video of the Turkish leader playing basketball with his aides after opposition politicians began questioning whether he was physically and mentally fit for the post.

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