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Arab News | Published — Friday 10 March 2017
A journalist fainted live on air while interviewing a top politician in Turkey this week. (Photo courtesy: YouTube)
A journalist fainted live on air while interviewing a top politician in Turkey this week, in a video that has gone viral online.
Abdulkadir Unal was one of a pair of journalists interviewing Mehdi Eker, a former minister and general vice president of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
Suddenly, Unal raised his hand and fell sideways onto the floor.
Suddenly, Unal raised his hand and fell sideways onto the floor.
The politician stopped mid-sentence as people rushed to help the journalist and within seconds, the show went to a commercial break.
The incident occurred during a broadcast of the popular “Anatolia Asks” show on the TRT News Channel. When the show resumed, Eker told viewers: “This is the first time you have experienced something like this.
“We have sent our friend to the hospital. It’s probably a flu infection. He’s tired too. He may have fainted for this reason.”
