Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Turkish flair at Euro 2008

"Turkish flair at Euro 2008

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The armies of the Ottoman Empire could not conquer Vienna. Eleven soccer players from Turkey can.

That's the way many Turks feel, a heady, near-mystical sense that Turkey's underdog run to the European Championship semifinals involves more than goal scoring. To these fans, it's about pride and patriotism; ethnic identity and insecurity; centuries of conflict and coexistence; and the prickly, modern-day relationship between Turks and the West."

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