Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 23Oct 19. Mr Erdogan urging Turks to drink tea is sound health adviceWith reference to Liz Cookman’s article President Erdogan: Don’t smoke, drink Turkish tea instead (October 21). It was an interesting read. On the one hand, the Turkish president has attacked the Kurds. Now he seems to be concerned about people’s health. He is opposed to the idea of e-cigarettes and wants his fellow Turks to stick to drinking tea instead. This is not a bad idea but the percentage of smokers has gone up over the years, despite Turkey being one of the largest consumers of tea. It remains to be seen whether the people will follow the advice of their leader.K Ragavan, Bengaluru