I do not regret taking pictures with Erdogan

Mesut Özil who was sitting on the billboard of the Germans through the photographs he was filming with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally overcame his silence on the subject

fought as last champion The star footballer, who has been featured as one of the leading farewells at the 2018 World Cup has published an official Twitter account on live developments.

Here is the full text of the explanation of the Turkish football player at the age of 29: The last two weeks have given me the opportunity to reflect on the events that took place unfolded these last months, so I want to share with you my points of view and my feelings on this subject

Like many people. "If I grew up in the roots of my family in Turkey. one of the Germans to be one of Turkey

I met President Erdogan in London as part of a charitable and educational organization in May [19659003] I met President Erdogan in London as part of a charitable and educational organization in May. In 2010 the first time Turkey starring in Berlin with her own and I talked after the match that they are looking at Germany Angela Merkel together. Since that day, our paths have crossed several times. I realize that the picture we took together elicited a great reaction in the German media, and there was no political objective in the photograph that we pressed when some people accused me of lie and deceive. As I have said before, my parents never allowed me to lose their ancestry, their heritage and their family traditions. For me, taking pictures with President Erdogan is not related to politics and elections, but it's a matter of respect for the supreme authority of the country where the family belongs. I am not a politician, I am a football player. Therefore, our meeting with Erdogan is never a political propaganda. In fact, the subject we are seeing with him is still football.

Even though it reflects the German media in a different way, the truth is that it is not meeting Erdogan, disrespectful to the ancestors that I know to be proud of me right now. For me, no matter who the president is, it is important that he be president. I think it's a point of view shared by Queen Theresa May that she respects the maker where Erdogan is, whom she hosted in London.

As I know that political leaders in the world can not think independently of their personality, I realize that these writings are difficult to understand. But it's different.

Yunus DİLBER / fanatik.com.tr