Ironically, Erdogan was also a former footballer who played in the same centre-forward position as Sukur at semi-professional level, although his sports career never took off in the same way his political career did.
ومن سخرية القدر أن أردوغان نفسه لاعب كرة سابق، إذ لعب في مركز قلب الهجوم مثله مثل شكر لكن بصفة لاعب شبه محترف، غير أن مسيرته الرياضية لم تحظ بنجاح مسيرته السياسية.