200,000 people with Turkish roots live in the capital. Many of them will cheer their team on in the stadium today – including with the controversial “wolf salute”?
The spokesman for the police union speaks of a “non plus ultra high-risk game”. 3,000 officers will be on duty – and the Olympic Stadium will offer a sight that has probably never been seen before: a sea of flags in red and white. Even Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to come to Berlin.
Football Germany is sinking into a collective depression after the European Championship exit against Spain – one might think. But this “football Germany” also includes the supporters of the Turkish national team.
Almost three million people with Turkish roots live in Germany, 200,000 in Berlin alone. After their team’s games, the stadium announcers blare the song “Memelekitin,” which the fans sing along to with great fervor.
Source: Stern
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