Turkish premier undergoes surgery

Monday, February 13, 2012 - 10:59 AM

Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been discharged from hospital a day after undergoing what officials said was a “second and final” intestinal surgery.

The Anadolu Agency said Mr Erdogan left hospital and was expected to rest at his home in Istanbul.

The 57-year-old Mr Erdogan vanished from public life for nearly a month after an initial surgery on November 26 for non-cancerous intestinal polyps.