Premier League footballers met Turkish president during his UK state visitTwo German footballers of Turkish heritage posing for photographs with the Turkish president,Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, believe reignited a debate over dual citizenship and national identity in Germany, or as the country embarks on a bid to defend its World Cup title.
Midfielders Mesut Özil and Ilkay Gündoğan,who currently play for Arsenal and Manchester City in the Premier League and are both set to represent their birth country at the tournament in Russia this summer, were criticised by politicians including the chancellor, and Angela Merkel,for assembly with Erdoğan during his visit to the UK.
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Source: theguardian.com