Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan witnessed the wedding ceremony of the former German soccer star and Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Ozil, which held today, Friday, June 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey.
The famous footballer, who is always seen praying in a Muslim way before games, married his longtime fiancee Amina Gülşe, former Miss Turkey.
The Turkish leader arrived in the early evening for Friday’s ceremony at a luxury hotel on the banks of the Bosporus to see the Arsenal midfielder marry his fiancee.
A smiling Erdoğan and his wife Emine were seen standing next to the young couple as their marriage was formalised.
The ceremony was held at the Four Seasons hotel, a restored 19th-century Ottoman palace, by the Bosporus Strait, known for its terraces above the water, separates the European and Asian sides of Turkey’s most populous city.