21.01.2026 17:10
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal at the Basketball Development Center. The two played basketball together and exchanged signed balls as gifts. The "Welcome – Selamünaleyküm" dialogue that took place during the meeting resonated widely on social media.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal's brief dialogue at the Basketball Development Center has become a hot topic on social media.
ERDOĞAN AND SHAQUILLE O'NEAL COME TOGETHER
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal. The meeting, which brought together the sports world, resonated widely in the public and on social media.
NOTABLE MEETING AT THE BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
During the meeting held at the recently opened Basketball Development Center, President Erdoğan and Shaquille O'Neal played basketball together. After taking shots at each other, they gifted the signed basketballs to one another.
SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA
President Erdoğan shared images from the meeting on his social media account. The post included basketball and Turkish flag emojis, while no written statement was made regarding the meeting.
BOMB DIALOGUE BECAME A TOPIC
A brief dialogue between the two during the meeting drew attention. President Erdoğan addressed Shaquille O'Neal with "Welcome." O'Neal responded with "Selamünaleyküm." President Erdoğan replied to this greeting with "Ve aleykümselam." These moments quickly became a topic on social media.