Ozil, who ended his club career in Istanbul, is a longtime Erdogan supporter, having chosen him as his best man in 2019 for his wedding to a former Miss Turkey, Amine Gülse. A photo of Ozil and ...

Ozil, who is of Turkish descent ... five years before his wider retirement from the game, after a photo of him meeting the Turkish president in London caused uproar. Reinhard Grindel, who was ...

But his association with Erdogan has previously sparked controversy. A 2018 photo of Ozil and fellow German star Ilkay Gundogan alongside Erdogan triggered a political backlash in Germany.

Ozil, who ended his club career in Istanbul, is a long-term Erdogan supporter, having chosen him as his best man in 2019 for his wedding to a former Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse. A photo of Ozil and ...

Former Germany international, Mesut Ozil has transitioned into politics after joining Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party. The former Real Madrid and Arsenal playmaker was named on ...