Mario Gomez to leave Turkey after ‘terrible events’
Germany striker Mario Gomez will not play for Besiktas again because of the political situation in Turkey.
On Friday an attempted army coup took place in Turkey as the military tried to overthrow president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with 161 civilians and police killed.
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