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Thursday 24 August 2023

Hoće li Turska biti hrvatska mahala? (Türkiye Hırvat mahallesi mi olacak?)

Hoće li Turska louse hrvatska mahala?

(Will Türkiye be a Croatian neighborhood?)

16 years ago, a friendly match was played between Bosnia and Croatia in Sarajevo, and throughout the match, Bosnian fans chanted a slogan to anger the Croats: "Zagreb će biti Turska mahala" (Zagreb will be a Turkish quarter)

When I saw the fridge magnets embroidered with the Croatian flag on the map of Turkey on Twitter, that match came to my mind.

Of course, there is no point in producing conspiratorial theories. There must have been some confusion at the factory in China, where all the magnets are made. But here are some Balkan issues 

The article I shared about my match impressions 16 years ago is here.

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