Several Turkish ministers today welcome the decision of the German player of Turkish origin Mesut Ozil to leave the German national team, which one of the They described as "goal against the virus of fascism"
PHOTO: Beta / AP " Congratulations to Mesut Ozil, who, leaving the German national team, scored the most beautiful goal against fascism ", wrote the Turkish Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gul . sport Mehmet Kasapoglu declared that he fully supports "brother Mesuta Ozila "
Ozil announced on Sunday that he was retiring from the national team German for racism and discrimination against persons from Turkey. He also criticized the German Football Association, its president, supporters and the media.
The spokesperson of the Turkish President, Ibrahim Kalin regretted that [Ozzul] "be defended in this way" " What is the harm to those who are say tolerant and multicultural ", Kalin .
Ozil criticized Germany because in May, in the middle of the pre-election Turkish campaign period, painted with the Turkish president by Rexhep Tayyip Erdogan .
Ozil: I will not play for the national team of Germany until I feel racial The Arsenal player Mesut Ozil [19659009] announced that he was retiring from the German National Team
– Heart hard, and after a lot of reflections, I decided to no longer play for the l & # 39; 39, German national team. Hatred and Disrespect "Ozil said in a statement
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Ozil pointed out that it was difficult for him to make the decision to leave the team national
– I wore a jersey Germany with a lot of pride and enthusiasm, but more.It was extremely difficult to make this decision because I always gave everything to my teammates, coaches and good people in Germany – says Ozil. – But when the senior officials of the Football Association treat me like they do, when they do not respect my Turkish roots and do not use me selfishly in political propaganda, then it's really enough. "Racism must never be accepted.
Ozil met critics in Germany after having painted with the Turkish President Rexhep Tayyip Erdogan . He tried to justify his decision earlier today, pointing out that this photo has nothing to do with politics
– I wanted to show that I respect the first man in the country of Where I come from – Ozil said on Twitter [19659005] Ozil in May painted Erdogan in the middle of the presidential campaign in Turkey. In addition, his teammate of the German national team Ilkaj Gundogan who, unlike Ozil, has distanced himself from possible links with the Turkish president.
After criticism in Germany, Ozil He declared that he would talk about more media and that the professional staff of the national team would not be able to attend the day before the beginning of the World Cup when the players spoke to the press
Ozila and Gundogana and suggested
Germany defended the title at the World Cup in Russia, but the competition ended with a win and two defeats in the group stage.
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Mesut Ozil (29) played 92 matches for the national team of Germany and scored 23 goals 40 assists