Mesut Ozil , the Turkish-born German footballer of Arsenal, one of the English Premier League teams , called for a suppression of Islamophobia .
Özil, in his statement on his Twitter account, arguing that Islamophobia and anti-Islam have increased in the world, especially in Europe, and that the media have a great role in this, "We must respond to Islamophobia in a way that does not reinforce it. We must kindly calm it and silence it." gave his statements.
32-year-old football player, in the Quran Surah Fussilat, "Goodness and evil are not one. Dismiss evil with the best behavior, then you will see that anyone with enmity with you will definitely become a warm friend." He also shared the verse.