Passion

In 1981 a young semi-professional footballer - known as `Imam Beckenbauer'' for his piety and his dominant style of play - has his career cut short after a confrontation with Turkey''s military junta. His name was Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and three decades later he is Turkey''s most powerful ruler since Ataturk....''
Turkey is a nation obsessed with football. From the flares which cover the stadium wi...