Former footballer Mesut Ozil, International Football Federations Association (FIFA) and the European Football Federations Association (UEFA) “TRNC athletes applied to the athletes of the embargo should be removed” called.
Özil was accepted by President Ersin Tatar within the scope of his visit to the TRNC. In the admission of the Presidential Campus, Tatar told about their struggle for the realization of the two -state solution policy based on sovereign equality.
Tatar, despite the success of Turkish Cypriot athletes due to embargo and insulation due to the great injustice, emphasizing that this should end as soon as possible, he said.
Tatar, Ozil’e information about the Cyprus issue by giving information, the two -state solution policy of Turkey together with Türkiye said.
Former footballer Özil also supported Tatar’s 2 -state solution formula in Cyprus and said that the success of Turkish Cypriot athletes should not be ignored.
Özil pointed out that a similar similar to the Sports Academy in Türkiye can be established in the TRNC in the future and that the sports embargoes applied to the Turkish Cypriots are meaningless and said:
“The embargo applied to athletes from the TRNC should be lifted. The success of Turkish Cypriot athletes should not be ignored. This is an important step to be overcome. This is an important step to be overcome. International sports organizations such as FIFA and UEFA should take steps.”
Acceptance Özil, Spain’s Real Madrid team wearing a team Arda Guler by calling by phone, Tatar’a conveyed his greetings.
Visit from Özil to KTFF
Turkish footballer Özil, Cyprus Turkish Football Federation (KTFF) visited President Hasan Sertoğlu met.
Mayor Sertoğlu expressed his satisfaction with the visit and invited Mesut Özil to the Famagusta Turkish Power-Cichangir match in the city of Famagusta. Özil said that he would respond to the invitation of President Sertoğlu.
At the end of the visit, Mesut Özil was presented with a national team jersey produced for TRNC.
Telephone with President Erdoğan
Mesut Özil, who participated in the meeting with young and children within the scope of his visit to the TRNC, called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Arda Güler, who played for Real Madrid, and conveyed their greetings to Cypriots.

