Bilal Erdoğan was asked openly for the first time: Will you take your father's place?

Bilal Erdoğan was asked openly for the first time: Will you take your father's place?

22.01.2026 11:20

The question directed at Bilal Erdoğan, "Will you be your father's successor?" has become a topic of discussion in the promotion of an interview to be published on a Qatar-based digital platform. There is curiosity about how he will respond to this question throughout the entire interview.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's son Bilal Erdoğan was a guest on the program "Zû Şan" (Important People) published on the Qatar-based digital broadcasting platform Atheer. The promotional video of the interview, which has not yet been fully released, quickly became a topic of discussion on social media.

WILL HE REPLACE HIS FATHER?

In the promotion, questions were directed to Bilal Erdoğan regarding his private life, family background, and political future. The most striking moment in the trailer was the direct question posed by the host, "And most importantly... Will you be your father's successor?" Bilal Erdoğan's response to this question was not included in the promotional video.

Bilal Erdoğan was asked directly for the first time: Will you replace your father?
This visual was used in the shared interview.

A LIFE INTERTWINED WITH POLITICS

In the trailer, Bilal Erdoğan is first asked, "What was it like growing up in a home intertwined with politics?" It appears that the program will include his evaluations on how he charted his own path while growing up in this environment.

"MY MOTHER IS OF ARAB DESCENT"

One of the notable topics in the interview was the origins of his mother, Emine Erdoğan. In response to the host's question about Emine Erdoğan's Arab roots, Bilal Erdoğan stated, "My mother is of Arab descent because my grandmother and grandfather spoke Arabic at home."

HIS RESPONSE HAS BECOME A SUBJECT OF CURIOSITY

While it has not yet been announced when the full interview will be published, the question particularly emphasized in the promotion, "Will he be his father's successor?" has already become a subject of curiosity regarding how Bilal Erdoğan will respond.

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