He's making excuses because he doesn't like being criticised. He runs away when it's tough on the pitch, too.Its what Ozil said of the DFB and some german guy in particular. Also i think he mentioned some fan told him to **** off back to turkey or something.
He posed with a dictator before the World Cup, then played **** during it while Germany flopped and he's looking to blame everyone else.
He's friends with Erdogan, by his own admission. Met back in 2010 and bumps into him regularly, apparently.
That's up to him, but he should expect people to react to that.

He's in his 20s ffs.