"A NATURALIZED CITIZEN PLAYS FOR TURKISH NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM, AND NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY
Nicolas Birch 8/21/06
'How happy is he who says ‘I am a Turk’' – so goes one of the most famous sayings of modern Turkey’s founder, Kemal Ataturk. Plastered on walls, bridges and mountainsides throughout Turkey, the saying is supposed to represent the spirit of inclusiveness contained within the republic’s national identity.
That was certainly the sense in which it was used by Turkish national soccer coach Fatih Terim when he announced that Brazilian-born Marco Aurelio would be playing against Luxembourg in an international match on August 17."
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