Newly-elected New York City mayor Eric Adams declared himself as a “Friend of the Turkish people” in his first international interview after his elevation to the city’s highest office on November 19.
In his talk with interviewers from the national Turkish press agency Anadolu, the Democratic mayor elect of the city praised the Turkish American community in New York, saying they were “great contributors to our economy.”
He then stated “I’m a friend of the Turkish people here and abroad. I have a large Turkish population that lives in Brooklyn, probably one of the largest in our country.