Zeynel Yesilay, private secretary to Bulent Ecevit, the Turkish Prime Minister, said: "The Turkish public is shocked. What an affront. I think the Prince must be an ill man." The only partial excuse would be if he had a very weak bladder, he added. A German MP of Turkish origin, Cem Ozdemir, said Turkish people were "very sensitive" and had good reason to be outraged by such behaviour.