The 29-year-old was criticised after being photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a London event in May.
He says he received hate mail and threats and was being blamed for Germany's disappointing World Cup.
German football chiefs have yet to respond to Ozil's claims.
The
third-generation Turkish-German was born in Gelsenkirchen and was a key member
of his country's 2014 World Cup-winning side.
He has 92 caps and
has been voted the national team's player of the year five times since 2011 by
fans.
In a lengthy statement posted on social media,
he said he did not feel accepted in German society despite paying taxes,
donating to good causes there, and being a World Cup winner.
Germany's football
association, the DFB, was among those to criticise Ozil after he had his
photograph taken with Erdogan.
Ozil met Erdogan in May along with fellow
Germany international Ilkay Gundogan, the Manchester City player who is also of
Turkish descent. Ozil says he and Gundogan talked about football with the
president.
Afterwards,
photographs were released by Turkey's governing AK Party in the build-up to
elections in the country, which Erdogan won
outright
Many German
politicians questioned Ozil and Gundogan's loyalty to German democratic values.
Germany has previously criticised the Turkish leader's crackdown on political
dissent following a failed coup.
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