His name is Abdullah Topçu and he has turned into a Turkish celebrity with people coming up to him asking for permission to take selfies with him.
Many people joke with Topçu asking him about the future dollar rate and whether there will be an increase in people’s salary in the near future.
The #Turkish version of Donald Trump, Abdullah Topçu, from Northern Turkey, #Karadeniz, #Giresun. pic.twitter.com/nF81qgZHOE
— Onóir Hatko (@Sosruqwe) November 12, 2016
He himself takes his resemblance to Donald Trump quite humorously.
“They always want to take a picture with me, but I do not mind it. Because of this similarity, I have become a local celebrity. People often ask me all sorts of humorous questions and I answer them in the same joking manner,” Topçu said.
Donald Trump olsa herkes beğenirdi ama bu Görele'nin eski belediye başkanı Abdullah Topçu. pic.twitter.com/lWhSgLCuyi
— Giresun Üniversitesi (@gruuniv) November 9, 2016
He expressed hope that Trump’s presidency will be successful for the development of Turkish-American relations.
ABD başkanı #Trump'ın Giresunlu versiyonu Abdullah Topçu pic.twitter.com/bewiUHWK2C
— R.Selimoğlu (@SelimoluR1) November 12, 2016
“As far as we can judge by the statements of Trump, he intends to cooperate with Turkey. We hope that his presidency will be beneficial to Turkey,” Topçu said.
