Arsenal and former German football star, Mesut Ozil married his partner, former Miss Turkey, Amine Gulse in Istanbul on Friday and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was his best man.

The ceremony was held at a Luxury hotel on the banks of Bosphorus, where the Turkish leader was on ground with his wife, Emine, to witness it.

The former German footballer, who has Turkish family roots, had sparked controversy last year when he was pictured with Erdogan, which raised questions concerning his loyalty to Germany on the eve of the 2018 World Cup football tournament.

Ozil later announced his resignation from the German national team after the 2018 World Cup tournament, saying, “I am German when we win, an immigrant when I lose.”