What is an Afro-Turk? Who is Efe Ercan?

On April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu attended the ceremony at the Taksim Republic Monument. It turned out that Efe Ercan, who approached him during the ceremony, is an Afro-Turk. So, what is an Afro-Turk? Who is Efe Ercan? Here is the answer...

WHAT IS AN AFRO-TURK?

Afro-Turk is formed by the combination of the words "Africa" and "Turk." People who have immigrated to Turkey and become Turkish citizens are called Afro-Turks.

WHO IS EFE ERCAN?

It turned out that 8-year-old Efe Ercan, who approached Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day, is an Afro-Turk.

It was learned that Efe Ercan was born in Istanbul, his father is from Malatya, and his mother is a citizen of Guinea. Efe Ercan's parents, who met on a business trip 11 years ago, got married and began living in Turkey.

The woman who was portrayed on social media as a "German agent who brought the Black child to İmamoğlu" is actually Turkish and is Efe Ercan's paternal grandmother.