Erdoğan appoints young compatriot Zikrullah Erdoğan to Defense Ministry

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Çınar Governor Zikrullah Erdoğan to the position of Director General of Procurement Services at the Ministry of National Defense (MSB).

The appointment drew criticism on social media. Zikrullah Erdoğan's age and his shared hometown with President Erdoğan triggered questions about the appointment. The decision to assign him to a senior position in the defense sector made the appointment even more controversial.

The appointment has brought personnel assignments at the Ministry of National Defense back into the spotlight.