His background includes being an American television celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon, university professor, author and politician from [[Republican party]]. He was born in Ohio to a Turkish migrant family, and is a practicing Muslim.<ref>https://religionnews.com/2021/12/02/celebrity-surgeon-dr-oz-seeks-to-be-first-muslim-elected-to-the-u-s-senate/</ref> Oz served in the Turkish Army and has close ties to Turkish dictator Erdogan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/26/armenians-greeks-express-concerns-over-mehmet-ozs-turkish-ties/</ref> | His background includes being an American television celebrity, cardiothoracic surgeon, university professor, author and politician from [[Republican party]]. He was born in Ohio to a Turkish migrant family, and is a practicing Muslim.<ref>https://religionnews.com/2021/12/02/celebrity-surgeon-dr-oz-seeks-to-be-first-muslim-elected-to-the-u-s-senate/</ref> Oz served in the Turkish Army and has close ties to Turkish dictator Erdogan.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/26/armenians-greeks-express-concerns-over-mehmet-ozs-turkish-ties/</ref> |