The secular daily Cumhuriyet hailed his "emphasis on secular democracy", while the pro-government daily Yeni Safakran carried his statement "I have Muslims in my family" as a headline.
Sekularni dnevnik Džumhurijet pozdravio je njegovo "naglašavanje sekularne demokratije", dok je provladin dnevnik Jeni Safak njegovu izjavu "U mojoj porodici ima muslimana" stavio u naslov.