These athlete numbers exclude football.
The number of licensed athletes exceeded 7,100,000, while the number of active athletes reached the highlight of 4,500,000.
Thanks to investing in sports, Turkey has passed through a historical transformation. Through the process that includes children’s school gardens to professional sports fields, as well as neighboring clubs to the Olympic Centers, sports has now become an integral part of people from all segments of society.
As investments and projects implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports facilitate access to sports, the number of international achievements increased dramatically.
The number of sports clubs also rose from 6,000 to 24,847, including the wider part of the population.
Olympic preparatory centers, which are first established in Turkey, are now operating in 25 cities. In these buildings, 1,279 athletes train for the Olympics. The number of athletes’ training centers increased from 28 to 61, and in these facilities trains 4,148 athletes.
Since 2017, 9,100,000 students estimated, as possible sports talents, resulting in 456,000 addressed in sports. At the academic 2024-2025. The number of estimated students exceeded 1,000,000.
Turkish investments in sports paid off at international competitions. Turkey, which was 2002. Only 1,481 medals, a significant rise was experienced by 1,832 medals, next year 4,418, 8,450 medals 2023. year and 9,747 medals 2024. Years.
In 2025. The current number of medals is 3.313.
Facilities built throughout Turkey, from football fields and pools to the athletic trails and stadiums, have improved access to young sports. The athletic adventure that began in educational institutions culminated by national initiatives and international achievements.
Today, Turkey establishes as a nation that not only train athletes, but also nurtured by sports culture, was announced from the Turkish Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
