The hashtag “WeLoveErdogan" came in first place of Twitter's worldwide trend-topic list Tuesday night, with the beginning of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's U.S. visit.
Twitter users who support Erdoğan shared their sympathies, thoughts, and wishes.
Deputy PM Yalçın Akdoğan, FM Mevlüt Cavusoğlu, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, and several ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputies also tweeted the hashtag with photos and videos to show their support for Erdoğan.
Over 171,000 tweets were written up until to 11 p.m. local time (2100GMT).
Followers chose such messages as “Benim ulkem, benim liderim" (My country, my leader), “Türkiye daima liderinin arkasında duracak" (Turkey always stand behind its leader), and “Milleti için gece gündüz çalışan lider" (A leader that works for his nation day and night).
Erdoğan is in Washington for a five-day official trip in which he will participate in a nuclear summit that begins Thursday.
Erdoğan will hold consultations with his counterparts on nuclear issues as well as the recent terrorist attacks in Ankara, Paris, Istanbul and Brussels.
