Republic of Turkey Ministry of Youth and Sports

16OCTOBER

YOUTH AND SPORTS INVESTMENT OF TRY 350 MILLION IN KASTAMONU

The Ministry of Youth and Sports will make a youth and sports investment of TRY 350 million in Kastamonu. Remarking that they aimed to make the investments accessible to Turkish people, who are worthy of the best of everything, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said, “As Turkey, we will continue to be the hope for not only this geography, but also humanity”.

15OCTOBER

“MEDAL OF SELFLESSNESS” FROM REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA POLICE TO NATIONAL SKIER SILA KARA

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, national skier Sıla Kara, Slovenian Ambassador in Ankara, Primoz Seligo, General Director for Sports, Mehmet Baykan and President of Turkish Ski Federation, Ali Oto attended the medal ceremony held at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia.

13OCTOBER

OUR WRESTLERS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE US SMILE AND MAKE OUR NATION PROUD IN TOKYO

Indicating that national wrestlers represented Turkey in the most successful way with 1705 medals so far, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said, “Our wrestlers did win 5 out of 8 medals in Rio. And we believe that our wrestlers will continue to make us smile and make our nation proud in Tokyo, too”.

10OCTOBER

MINISTER KASAPOĞLU INSPECTS SPORTS FACILITIES IN GUNGOREN

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu visited and inspected Güngören Sports Complex, which has been completed in Güngören district and will be opened by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the coming days.

9OCTOBER

ANKARA WILL BE CAPITAL OF SPORTS”

Stating that he believed Ankara would also be the capital of sports, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said, “The more we spread sports across the general public and the more we strengthen the sports culture, the more success we will attain in international Olympics and championships”.

8OCTOBER

CONGRATULATIONS FROM MINISTER KASAPOĞLU TO GIRLS’ U17 NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu published a congratulatory message for the Girls’ U17 National Volleyball Team who rose to the final after claiming a 3-1 victory over their rivals Serbia in the 2020 CEV U17 European Championship hosted by Montenegro.

7OCTOBER

CHAMPIONS TRAIN IN TURKEY FOR TOKYO OLYMPICS

Countries training for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games prefer Turkey to camp. Important athletes from various countries will come to Turkey from September to October and train with our national athletes in the Olympic pool.

4OCTOBER

AMATEUR SPORTS WEEK BEGINS

Organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports since 2013 to create a sense of social responsibility for providing necessary support to amateur sports branches and to encourage individuals and institutions to become sponsors and ensure participation in sports at a high level, the Amateur Sports Week will be held between October 5-11 this year.

3OCTOBER

MINISTER KASAPOĞLU RODE A BIKE AND TOOK A WALK IN BEYKOZ

During his visit to Istanbul Beykoz Municipality, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu travelled around the town on a bike. Minister Kasapoğlu, who also took a walk in Polonezköy Nature Park, met with citizens.

29SEPTEMBER

'DENEYAP TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS' WILL TRAIN THE TECHNOLOGY STARS OF THE FUTURE

A joint activity performed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Industry and Technology, TUBITAK and Turkish Technology Team Foundation, Deneyap Technology Workshops Project showed a significant improvement in a short period of time. While the number of workshops included in the project has been increased to 30, it is expected to reach the target of 100 workshops pretty soon.

26SEPTEMBER

MINISTER KASAPOGLU TALKS WITH MR. BANKA, THE PRESIDENT OF WADA

DR. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, the Minister of Youth and Sports held a video conference call with Witold Banka, the President of WADA.

25SEPTEMBER

“WE WILL NOT SACRIFICE ANY SINGLE SON OF THIS COUNTRY TO ANY FOCUS SEEKING TO ENTRAP OUR YOUTH”

Pointing out that they are committed and decided to offer all sorts of opportunities to the beloved sons and valuable youth of this country, no matter where they are in Turkey, Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, Minister of Youth and Sports said, “We will not sacrifice even any single son of this country to any focus seeking to entrap our youth in various issues.”

24SEPTEMBER

MINISTER KASAPOGLU MEETS THE ATHLETES SWIMMING TO CYPRUS

Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, the Minister of Youth and Sports welcomed the athletes of Istanbul Yildizlar Swimming Club in his office, including the former Minister Kursat Tuzmen who swam from Mersin to Cyprus on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of Cyprus Peace Operation

23SEPTEMBER

“WE NOW HAVE FACILITIES THAT COMPETE WITH THE MOST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD”

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said that Turkey had facilities that competed with the most developed countries in the world.

20SEPTEMBER

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FOR TAEKWONDO ATHLETES FROM MINISTER KASAPOĞLU

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu issued a condolence message for the young taekwondo athletes who lost their lives in the accident that took place at Niğde-Çiftlik highway in Guresen Tepe area.

18SEPTEMBER

OUR DEVELOPMENT IN SPORTS TOURISM WILL CONTINUE BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS”

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu gave the start to Rally Turkey, the 5th Rally of the World Rally Championship (WRC). Minister Kasapoğlu stated that the organization held with the participation of 130 athletes and 65 cars from 219 countries contributed significantly to Turkey’s promotion.

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