Özil in Erdogan's party: A footballer becomes a politician!

Özil in Erdogan's party: A footballer becomes a politician!

In a surprising decision, the former German football star Mesut Özil is now a member of the board in the party of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. According to a report by the state news agency Anadolu, Özil was appointed to the board during the party congress of the Islamic-Conservative AKP in Ankara as one of 39 new members. Overall, the party executive, known as MKYK, has 75 members, but it is of little importance in practice. This is because since a constitutional change in 2017, Parliament in Turkey has been replaced by a presidential system, which has reinforced Erdogan a far -reaching power. In addition, the judiciary is under the control of the government in many areas, as was determined by the EU Commission. Erdogan was again elected as party chairman at the congress with 1,547 votes, as oe24.at reported.

Özil and the relationship with Erdogan

MESUT ÖZIL, who has recently revealed his support for Erdogan, caused excitement in 2018 when he had the president photographed, which ultimately led to his resignation from the German national team. Erdogan was even the best man at Özil's wedding in Turkey, and the two followed the European Championship game between Germany and Turkey together in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Erdogan's influence now extends even after he was the first to swap Türkiye's president by the people elected by the people. This ceremony took place in Parliament in Ankara, where Erdogan swore to respect the constitution and to maintain the principles of the secular republic, while at the same time criticized by the opposition that he disregarded the constitutional requirements, such as ludwigshafen24.de reported.