Republic of Turkey Ministry of Youth and Sports

20JANUARY

MONUMENTS BUILT TO COMMEMORATE THE “BLACK DAY OF SAMSUNSPOR” UNVEILED

Unveiling the monuments built to commemorate those who lost their lives in the traffic accident of Samsunspor delegation 32 years ago, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said, “This monument will remind us of what we lost. It will remind us of the athletes and members of the sports community we lost that day. At the same time, it will remind us of friendship and brotherhood. It will remind us how important and indispensable the sportsmanlike feature of sports is”.

18JANUARY

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FROM MINISTER KASAPOĞLU FOR İBRAHİM HALİL ÇÖLEKÇİ

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu published a condolence message for the passing away of İbrahim Halil Çömlekçi, one of the successful coaches of Turkish athletics.

16JANUARY

“WATER SPORTS CENTER WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT AND STRATEGIC FACILITY FOR YALOVA AND OUR COUNTRY”

In his speech at the Youth and Sports Investments Protocol Ceremony organized in Yalova, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu indicated that they would bring many facilities to Yalova and added, “I would like to state that, considering Yalova is a city of sea with wealth of water and tourism potential, the water sports facility we will bring to Yalova will be a significant and strategic facility for both Yalova and our country. I would also like to state that the entire sports community should see Yalova as an important sports destination and center”.

15JANUARY

MINISTER KASAPOĞLU ATTENDED THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S 16TH CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SPORT

Attending the Council of Europe’s 16th Conference of Ministers Responsible for Sport, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu indicated that Turkey, as part of Europe, would continue proactively contributing in sports.

12JANUARY

“WE ARE GETTING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, GROWING EVER STRONGER”

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu noted that the success of national athletes continued in many branches despite the pandemic.

9JANUARY

SARIKAMIŞ MARTYRS COMMEMORATED

The Commemoration Program for Sarıkamış Martyrs on its 106th Year was held this year with the participation of a limited number of guests due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

7JANUARY

MINISTER KASAPOĞLU: “WE WILL STRENGTHEN THE FUTURE OF SPORTS EVEN MORE”

In his speech at the “Youth and Sports Investments Protocol Signing Ceremony” held in the yard of Burdur Governorate, Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu stated that they were working to strengthen the future of sports in Burdur and to ensure young people are better equipped for the future.

31DECEMBER

NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM THE MINISTER KASAPOGLU

Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu, the Minister of Youth and Sports, issued a New Year message for 2021.

30DECEMBER

"WOMEN-LED POLICIES IN SPORTS ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL”

Minister of Youth and Sport Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu has stated that, in the last two years, women have become pioneers in every sport, and this was caused mainly because women-led policies in sports are more successful. Minister added that “We believe that, women will be pioneer in the efforts to make sports available for every individual, and to make the culture of the sports even stronger”.

26DECEMBER

A CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE BY MINISTER KASAPOĞLU FOR THE NATIONAL SWIMMER DENİZ ERTAN

Youth and Sport Minister Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu congratulated,, Deniz Ertan, who has passed the Olympic A qualifying in Turkish Turkcell LCM Youth and Open Age National Team Selection for 1500 m freestyle with a time of 16:22.23, through a message he published.

26DECEMBER

CONGRATULATIONS FROM MINISTER KASAPOĞLU TO THE NATIONAL SWIMMER MERVE TUNCEL

Youth and Sport Minister Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu congratulated Merve Tuncel, who has passed the Olympic A qualifying in Turkish Turkcell LCM Youth and Open Age National Team Selection for 400 m freestyle with a time of 4:06.83, through a message he published.

26DECEMBER

MINISTER KASAPOĞLU CONGRATULATED THE NATIONAL SWIMMER ÖMER BERKAY ÖĞRETİR

Minister Kasapoğlu congratulated Öğretir, who has passed the Olympic A qualifying with a time of 02:09:86 in the 200m breaststroke race in the auditions.

26DECEMBER

HISTORICAL SUCCESS OF OUR NATIONAL SWIMMERS ARE ON THE WORLD AGENDA

Within the framework of the rigorous works carried out by Youth and Sports Minister Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu from the time he has taken over his duty, millions of young people around Turkey has met the branch of swimming and were brought into this field of sport. Achievement reached in 2020 by our National swimmers as a result of such works drew the attention of international swimming community and Turkey has been awarded with ‘National Development Award’ in 2020 Swammy Awards organized by SwimSwam, which is one of the most prestigious swimming websites of the World.

25DECEMBER

“INNOVATION İN SPORTS IS A TOPIC THAT STRENGTHENS OUR HAND IN MANY ASPECTS”

Sports Emphasizing the importance of innovation in sports, Minister of Youth and Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu said, ”Innovation in sports is a topic that strengthens our hands in many ways in terms of building a healthy society, increasing the performance of our elite athletes, contributing to them and thus strengthening our hands in many aspects in terms of sports tourism.”

22DECEMBER

MINISTER KASAPOĞLU’S MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE FOR ÖZKAN SÜMER

Minister of Youth and Sports Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu has published a condolence message for Özkan Sümer, one of the former Trabzonspor Club President.

22DECEMBER

A CONGRATULATION MESSAGE FROM MINISTER KASAPOĞLU TO MERVE TUNCEL, NATIONAL SWIMMER

Youth and Sports Minister Dr. Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu has issued congratulatory message for National swimmer Merve Tuncel who broke the world record belonging to Chelsea Guvecka, with her degree of 15: 45.29 in Turkish Arena Junior and Open Aged Inter-Clubs Short Course Swimming Championship in in the 1500 meter Freestyle category, held in Istanbul.

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