Ever since soccer star Mohamed Salah posted a photo of himself last month sitting on a small boulder in a remote highland more than an hour from the city of Trabzon in northeastern Turkey, fans have flocked to the spot to pose in the same position.

The unlikely tourist attraction is not the only sign of the Salah-mania sweeping Turkey since the Egyptian star signed with the Trabzonspor club in August after leaving England’s iconic Liverpool club.

His arrival came as a much-needed boost to Turkish soccer fans’ spirits, which had been dashed months earlier when Turkey’s national team played in its first World Cup in 24 years only to exit the tournament without scoring any goals.

“ God willing, we will win the championship title with him this year,” said Sinan Mor, who attended a match hosted by Trabzonspor Monday against Besiktas , one of Turkey’s most popular football clubs, which was in talks to sign Salah before he went to Trabzonspor.…