AKP deputy dubs voting a Muslim deed to be 'paid for' in afterlife

Known for dubbing the president a prophet, ruling AKP deputy Şenel Yediyıldız said that everyone would pay for the votes they cast in the 2023 elections in the afterlife, the daily Cumhuriyet reported on Sept. 23.

Thursday September 23 2021 03:39 pm

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Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Ordu deputy Şenel Yediyıldız, known for dubbing President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a prophet, said that casting a vote in the 2023 general elections will be even more important than Muslim worship practices, the daily Cumhuriyet reported on Sept. 23.

Speaking in the context of a Muslim afterlife where one has to repent for their good deeds and shortcomings, Yediyıldız said that he himself will "pay" for his vote after death.

"Don't think I won't pay for the votes I cast. Sincerely, I'm telling you that you will pay for it even more than the prayer times you missed, the fasting you couldn't perform or the pilgrimage you skipped," Yediyıldız said.

In a wedding ceremony he took part in, Şenyıldız had referred to the president in a term used only for the Prophet Mohammad and had prompted controversy nationwide.

"AKP Ordu deputy Şener Yediyıldız deemed the president a prophet!" wrote main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Deputy Alpay Antmen on his social media after Yediyıldız's statement.

Yediyıldız had to apologize for his words after the main opposition deputy's comments.