President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has tested negative for COVID-19, his doctor said in a statement late Thursday, APA reports.
He will return to public service on Friday, Prof. Serkan Topaloğlu added.
President Erdoğan and first lady Emine Erdoğan tested positive for COVID-19 last Saturday.
The Turkish president received his third vaccine dose in June last year and publicly received his first dose in January to encourage the nationwide vaccination campaign. He will turn 68 later in February.