"Turks become 'German' in soccer frenzy
Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:34 PM IST12
By Karin Strohecker
BERLIN (Reuters) - Turkey never made it on to the pitch at the World Cup finals but the soccer frenzy could prove a chance for its countrymen living in Germany to strike up a whole new relationship with their host nation.
Germany's relationship with its Turkish population -- accounting for the largest group of foreigners living in the country -- has often been difficult and distant over the past few years, said Celal Altun, head of Berlin's Turkish Community.
But now it could all change as a nation, surprised by its own soccer-fuelled, newly found national identity, seems to have been even more taken aback to find that their compatriots of Turkish descent standing right next to them, also happily waving the black-red-golden flag."
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