11.05.2026 14:13
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's statements years ago regarding his mother Tenzile Erdoğan were remembered again on Mother's Day. While Erdoğan's words "I wanted to smell the scent of heaven" drew attention, the fact that a photo taken with his mother was on his phone screen was one of the prominent details.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statements made years ago about his love for his mother Tenzile Erdogan are being discussed again on the occasion of Mother's Day. While Erdogan's remarks about his mother drew attention, the photo of Tenzile Erdogan on his phone screen became one of the prominent details.
"PARADISE IS UNDER THE FEET OF MOTHERS"
President Erdogan, in his response to a previous question about motherly love, described his devotion to his mother. Erdogan stated that he wanted to kiss the soles of his mother's feet, but she did not allow it, saying, "I would tell my mother, 'Our Prophet says that paradise is under the feet of mothers. There is the scent of paradise under your feet, and I want to smell that scent.' I was raised that way."
ON HIS PHONE SCREEN...
Meanwhile, another striking detail is that Erdogan has a photo taken with his mother Tenzile Erdogan on his phone screen.