March 6, 2012 - 13:26 AMT
U.S. intelligence service says Turkish PM has 2 years to live

Stratfor U.S.-based intelligence service issued a report revealing secret information on Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s colon cancer surgery, Turkish media said.

The source, citing Erdogan’s surgeon Dursun Bugra, said the forecast was negative, estimating the PM has only 2 years to live.

However, the surgeon himself dismissed the report as a mere rumor. “I never gave any forecasts. The information doesn’t reflect the actual state of Mr. Erdogan’s health,” Bugra said.