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There’s an amazing Turkish market every Tuesday and Friday in Kreuzberg. It’s your typical market, full of cheap fruits and veggies, second hand bike dealers and fabric vendors.

Kreuzberg is one of the most popular boroughs in Berlin. It has the highest density of youth (in all of Europe) and is home to the largest immigrant community in Berlin (mainly Turkish).

Kreuzberg, which literally translates to ‘cross-hill’, belonged to West Berlin. Tons of artists, punks, squatters moved to this part of town in the 60’s and it became know for its diverse subcultures. It eventually grew into the cultural, alternative center of the city.

There’s roughly 4 million people in the city and each borough is completely different from the next. No matter how close they are to one another, once you step foot into a different area, you feel like you’re in another world.