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Effect of Turkish immigrants on the German football pyramid

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Effect of Turkish immigrants on the German football pyramid

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Back in 1978, Turkish immigrants founded a club for Turkish immigrants.  This club, now known as Türkiyemspor, is the most successful of hundreds of clubs founded by Turkish immigrants. These grassroots organization were the start of Turkish-German professional footballers, and brought about the rise of these players in the top level of the sport.

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Effects of the addition of Turkish players into the national team

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Effects of the addition of Turkish players into the national team

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The addition of German-Turkish players and other minority players into the national team after 2008 had a great effect on the teams ability to compete on the world stage.  2010 saw the German national team finishing third at the World Cup, and 2012 saw the team again reach the semi-finals of the European Championship.  As mentioned in another picture, this success culminated in the 2014 World Cup victory.

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Players born and raised in Germany have changed Turkish Football for the better, with players such as  Hakan Calhanoglu leading the team to its first major tournament in 8 years in 2016

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http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/features/2014/08/rise-gastarbeiter-2014820115121276590.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_in_Germany
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/turkish-immigration-to-germany-a-sorry-history-of-self-deception-and-wasted-opportunities-a-716067.html
https://psmag.com/why-germany-wants-to-look-like-its-soccer-team-6228fe3ae073#.ftmocx6wx
http://america.aljazeera.com/blogs/worldcup/2014/7/3/germany-diverse-team.html

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Turkish Players in the German Football Leagues (Bundesliga)

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Turkish Players in the German Football Leagues (Bundesliga)

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23 players of Turkish origin played in the top flight of German football in 2013, with the number expected to rise every season for years to come.

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One of the German-Turkish players who participated in the 2010 World Cup win, Özil has drastically changed perceptions of Turks with astonishing play and nominations for international honors while playing for the national team.

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The 2008 German national team did not include any players with Turkish origins... 

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The 2008 German national team did not include any players with Turkish origins... 

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But today the team is much more symbolic of the diversity of the whole country. Angela Merkel has praised as the national team as a powerful integrative force.

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In 2008, Germany played in the semifinal of the European Championship...

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In 2008, Germany played in the semifinal of the European Championship...

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...Against Turkey. After the Germans won the game, the reaction of the Turkish-German people was surprising for many. The fans did not riot as expected, but cheered for the German team as they played in the final of the tournament.

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Germany won the World Cup for the first time since 1990, with a new generation of stars helping the big names.

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In 1993, Mehmet Scholl became the first of Turkish origins to play for the German National Team.

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The team currently includes several players from Turkish families, including Mesut Özil and İlkay Gündoğan.