Ex-German star footballer Ozil goes into Turkish politics with ruling party – Sport

Former Germany, Real Madrid and Arsenal star Mesut Ozil, who retired in 2023, was elected on Sunday to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) party of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the party announced. The German-born 2014 World Cup winner became a member of the AKP’s central council at a congress in Ankara where […]