The 'National Athlete Scholarship Promotion Meeting' was held, where national athletes with international achievements with the initiatives of the Presidency and the Ministry of Youth and Sports had the opportunity to study at 52 foundation universities with a 100 percent scholarship. At the National Athlete Scholarship Promotion Meeting, it was stated that the "100 Percent Support for Turkish Sport in Higher Education" program implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and universities was intended to lead to significant successes.
Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Baki Aksu and Şefik Çetinkaya, one of the members of the Board of Trustees, took part in the 'National Athlete Scholarship Promotion Meeting' representing our university. At the meeting, the importance of individuals who care about sports and athletes was noted. The contribution of investments in sports infrastructure and education was also mentioned at the meeting, where families directed their children to sports more, schools focused on practical and theoretical education as well as sports activities, and universities took more care of young people who had degrees in sports. It was stated that talented children, who were also detected by sporting talent screening in schools, were specially educated, so that talented young people were discovered at a very early age and brought to Turkish sport.
Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoglu said at the meeting, "We believe that we will continue to be proud of our athletes internationally with their success in many senses with sports lawyers, sports engineers and sports doctors in Turkey tomorrow." He added that the "education or sports?" dilemma is over thanks to the athlete scholarship.
At the ceremony, President Erdogan was presented with the jersey signed by 76 athletes and students who received scholarships in memory of the day by Minister Kasapoglu, while the sports students were given gifts.
This content was updated on 01/03/2021.