country is confident its bid can stand on its own turkey s footballing culture its modern stadia and even president add to one s passion for the game positives after three unsuccessful bids this one is meant to click. around everyone can see we re ready to host the iraqis we love football we deserve to be the host of. football s been played in turkey for over one hundred years it s part of our lives here. but financial instability and the drop of the lira could put turkey s bid and potential profits in jeopardy. europe s football governing body has sent out mixed signals they have set clear requirements including on matters such as human rights and freedom of expression on the other hand you a for expects huge tax breaks from the hosts. its executive committee is made up
proceeding that but their relationship will nevertheless remain strained because the issues that lead up to the separation and that is above all domestic policy in turkey won t change very quickly. and yet both germany and turkey know that this is far more than a marriage of convenience. so michelle where is this very strained and troubled german turkish relationship. well that s the big question i mean clearly one wants economic support we already heard out of the foreign minister to today that disarming the rhetoric toning it down is simply not going to be enough to put these this relationship on a good first thing again but both sides no doubt need each other i m going to machall needs. to maintain that migration deal also it s a very important part now when it comes to energy security at the same time.
hero twenty twenty four is set to be a footballing spectacle twenty four countries competing in a total of fifty one games but who will host the prestigious event germany are regarded as front runners you wafers of valuation committee has already backed the bid the german football association to see this as a chance to follow up on the success of the two thousand and six world cup and they re clear on the benefits of their bid. we have the stadia the infrastructure the accommodation we also have great fan zones we re basically ready to host the euros tomorrow. but a shadow looms over germany s bid the message is still a fact the arsenal midfielder is meeting with turkish president richard tired after one caused an uproar that eventually ended in israel retiring from the germany national same he accused the german football association of racism and discrimination. could that be an advantage for turkey the
to one loves pomp and circumstance and he s considered quick tempered. america on the other hand is said to be a serious humble politician who loves harmony. as it is. it s a relationship that s certainly not based on great personal friendship but more on the knowledge that the political relations of the two countries are very important and must be maintained it s certainly not a marriage of love. and not in the spring of two thousand and seventeen relations were at a low point the german government refused to allow air to one s party to hold election campaign events in germany the furious turkish president responded by playing the nazi card. what about you right now or you. are using nazi methods. against my turkish brothers and sisters who live in germany i m against all ministers and deputies who travel with. america was calm
in the lead up to the general elections just a year ago called on turks or germans of turkish descent not to vote under mouthfuls party in fact not any of the major parties so he directly tried to get involved with elections here there s great nervousness that you might want to make political statements here so it would be very interesting to see what concrete outcome will come out of this both sides need each other but they clearly don t like each other right now ok and we ll see what this leads to over the coming days with michelle and the rest of the political team here in berlin thanks very much or by coincidence or to one is coming to berlin on the very day that europe s football governing body you wait for decides of his country turkey were germany will be hosting the twenty twenty four european football championships germany are favored to come out on top but football mad turkey is desperate to host in two thousand and twenty four having made failed bids for the last three tourn