Başakşehir player Arda Turan and Aslıhan Doğan's wedding was attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whom Turan is a supporter of.
Arda Turan married Aslıhan Doğan in Istanbul. (AFP pic)
ISTANBUL: Turkish midfielder Arda Turan on Sunday married his long-term girlfriend in Istanbul, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan acting as his marriage witness, reports said.
Erdoğan’s presence as witness at the marriage of Turan to his partner of the last two and a half years Aslıhan Doğan was a striking symbol of the footballer’s close ties with the Turkish president.
The small-scale marriage ceremony took place in the Çubuklu district of Istanbul and was also attended by Erdoğan’s wife Emine, the Hurriyet daily said on its website, with a picture showing the high-profile guests at the ceremony.
Turan has repeatedly expressed strong support for Erdoğan, attending rallies to back “my commander-in-chief” following the July 2016 attempted coup.
He also made headlines in Turkish media earlier this month by saying it would not be appropriate to have a full-scale wedding as Turkey was “at war”, referring to its military operation in Syria against Kurdish militia.
Turan has strongly supported the operation and made a military salute to the soldiers after scoring a goal.
Turan, 31, joined the fast-rising Turkish side Başakşehir in January on a two-and-a-half-year loan deal from Barcelona.
He joined Barcelona in 2015 after four successful seasons with Atlético Madrid but was unable to hold down a first-team place there.
Başakşehir have risen rapidly over the last two seasons to rival the established Istanbul triumvirate of Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray.
Formerly known as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, the club changed their name in 2014 to Başakşehir.
Başakşehir are in third place in the Turkish league and remain in contention for the title despite a 4-1 away loss at the hands of Alanyaspor on Friday.
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