Story By: Feza Uzay, Sub-Editor: Marija Stojkoska, Agency: Newsflash
A Turkish footballer has filed for divorce from his wife of six years and mother of their three children because she read his star charts and accused him of cheating.
According to the news site Hurriyet, Bursaspor winger Ozer Hurmaci, 34, and his wife Mihriban Hurmaci are parting ways after marrying in 2015.
Hurmaci, who was born in Germany, has also played for clubs such as Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor, and has two international caps for the Turkish national side.
At the time, the couple’s wedding was witnessed by Trabzonspor president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu, deputy president Ali Uzunay, and manager Ersun Yanal.
Hurriyet said the couple, who have three children together, started to encounter problems in the relationship soon after the wedding.
When Hurmaci transferred to the club Erzurumspor in 2018, his wife reportedly refused to move to Erzurum and he had to live alone for a spell.
According to reports, he filed for divorce at the Istanbul Family Court on 1st September after six years of marriage to Mihriban.
In his petition, the footballer reportedly made reference to his wife’s interest in astrology and claimed she said to him “you are cheating on me” while looking at her husband’s star charts.
He blamed Mihriban for the breakdown in the marriage and is also filing for custody of their three children, according to Hurriyet.
Lawyer Ozlem Alp said: “Excessive jealousy is one of the reasons for divorce.
“It is considered a serious fault, according to the Supreme Court of Appeals, to accept events that do not exist in reality, based on constant astrological predictions or fortune-telling, and to use psychological abuse by one of the spouses by being excessively jealous of the other based on these assumptions.”
Hurmaci started his football career in his home town in Germany with the amateur team Hermania Kassel. He later played for Turkgucu Kassel and Baunatal. He was then scouted by Ankaraspor, and came to Turkey when he was 17 years old.
Holding both Turkish and German citizenship, Hurmaci was available to be selected for both national sides, but went on to represent Turkey.
The divorce case continues.
