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Football Fever: Turkish Talent Scout

October 13, 2010

Six young Berlin footballers meet at at 6 a.m. in the middle of Berlin's multi-cultural Kreuzberg district. All of them have at least one parent from Turkey.

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Like every kid that plays football they dream of pulling on the national shirt and playing for their country. But would they prefer to play for Turkey or for Germany? They are on the way to take part in a training camp for the under 15's Turkish national side. Former Bundesliga player Erdal Kesar scouts Europe for young talent who may one day play for Turkey. But will these kids choose Germany instead?