Germany coach Joachim Low has awarded first international call-ups to Mesut Ozil and 21-man squad to face Norway in a friendly next Wednesday.
Ozil has recently committed himself to the Germany national team despite advances from Turkey, who he would also be eligible to represent.
Should he earn his first cap next Wednesday, he would officially only be able to represent Germany in future and Low is ready to hand him that after a chat last Friday.
"The Turkish Football Association have been trying hard to get him recently and we decided to sit back for a while until he decided whether he wanted to play for the Germany national team," said Low. "In a telephone conversation last Friday, he told me that he wants to play for our team in future.
"That made it only obvious that we would nominate him in the squad for the Norway game."
Werder Bremen midfielder Ozil was born in Germany and is the third generation of a Turkish family that settled in the country.
He said it had been difficult "because my family and many of my friends come from Turkey," but he feels he has "made the right decision".
He added: "This is not a decision against my Turkish roots. I am delighted to be called up and will look to take my chance with the Germany national team."
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