President Erdogan addresses guests at the wedding of Amine Gulse and Mesut Özil. He advised the new couple, and those in the audience, to have at least three children EPAPresident Erdogan performed best man duties at the wedding of the Arsenal and former Germany footballer Mesut Özil, using his speech to warn the congregation against using birth control. Mr Özil, 30, married Amine Gulse, 26, a former Miss Turkey, in a glittering Bosphorus-side ceremony in Istanbul attended by Mr Erdogan and his wife, Emine. Turkey’s first couple posed beside the newlyweds for photographs which were later distributed by the presidency and stayed at the ceremony for about an hour, according to Turkish news reports. The wedding was officiated by Ali Yerlikaya, the centrally appointed governor of Istanbul who has been installed as caretaker mayor of the city until local elections are re-run on June 23.

Source: The Times June 10, 2019 11:03 UTC