Turkey investigates posts about president's health

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Turkish authorities have opened a legal inquiry against 30 people accused of tweeting disinformation about the health of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

They posted "manipulative content" on Twitter using the hashtag #olmus (dead in Turkish), police said.

The hashtag started trending amid mounting speculation about Mr Erdogan's health.