Former footballer Mesut Ozil, Hasan Basri Karadeniz’in VAV TV broadcast on VAV TV “Young people Başa” program was the guest of the program and made statements on various issues from football to social issues.
Fenerbahçe? Galatasaray?
Mesut Ozil, “Fenerbahce was in my dream and it was real.
“Take care of Turkish footballers”
Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız should be protected by the abilities such as Özil, “Bad and play good if they play, the nation is behind behind,” he said.
Being Turkish in Germany
Özil talked about the immigration process in Germany, “My grandfather is the first to go to Germany. No language, no family, no money, you are alone, you work, you take your children, they are getting married. You are thrown into the corner as a workers’ family. It was difficult to learn the language but never our Turkishness We did not hide, “he said.
Genocide in Gaza
Expressing his views on what happened in Gaza, Mesut Ozil, “Obviously there is a great persecution. I am a father, I have two daughters. Humanity needs to wake up, not only the sports community, we remained very silent. All humanity should stand up and say ‘stop’. I have never been applauded by the persecution of the family.
“I compare Arda Güler to myself”
Stating that football does not enjoy much of today’s situation, Özil said, “There were great names in my time, but now I compare Arda Güler to myself,” he said.
“I wanted to do Jubili in Fenerbahçe”
Fenerbahce wants to make a jubilee, but not allowed to do this, “Fenerbahce was the reason to play, but did not allow. Then I went to Basaksehir, then my child was born and left football. Good thing I left,” he said.
“I only have the talent in this sport”
Mesut Ozil, emphasizing his talent in football, “My Lord gave me talent only in this sport, but I love basketball. Maybe I could think of doing something there,” he said.