In addition to President Erdogan, Mesut Özil also traveled to Berlin to support Turkey at the European Football Championship. His posts on Instagram are causing a stir.
Former German national football player Mesut Özil attended Turkey’s European Championship quarter-final against the Netherlands. The 35-year-old sat in the stands behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife during the highly explosive match in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium.
Özil had previously caused a stir with an image on Instagram and further fueled the charged wolf salute debate. He shared a photo of the controversial celebration of Turkish national player Merih Demiral. It was mistakenly a cheer for Turkey. Demiral was banned for two games by UEFA for the gesture.
The 26-year-old Demiral formed the hand sign and symbol of the “Grey Wolves” with both hands after his second goal in the 2:1 round of 16 win against Austria. The “Grey Wolves” are the name given to the supporters of the right-wing extremist “Ülkücü movement”, which is monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Germany.
Özil causes a stir with photos
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Source: Stern
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