Good news from President Erdogan to athletes: They will be able to study with 100 percent scholarship in the departments they win

Organized at Beştepe National Congress and Culture Center National Participating in the Athlete Scholarship Presentation Meeting President Erdoğan, Youth and Sport He congratulated 76 young people who settled in foundation universities with the sports scholarship in 2020, wishing that the 100% Support Program for Turkish Sports in Higher Education, which was implemented by the Ministry and universities, would be beneficial. Erdogan said, “I believe that our young people who have successfully represented our country in international competitions and won medals will repeat the same success in their education life.”

Considering sports and education as elements that complement each other, President Erdoğan said: “In our childhood, unfortunately, the importance was not given to sports, children who played sports were almost eaten. We tried to continue many sports from football to basketball in secret from our families. We used to make balls from paper, we played ball between the streets. Despite everything, the majority of our friends who resisted and switched to professional sports life were also deprived of education. However, in developed countries, sports activities were seen as an integral part of education and athletes were cherished. We see that academic work and sportive success go hand in hand in many prestigious universities of the world. .

CAPABLE CHILDREN ARE TAKING SPECIAL EDUCATION

“Turkey’s sports infrastructure with other areas of our period jumped in ages. Ride the total number of sports facilities in our country 675’t that we raise to 3 thousand 903” President Erdogan in the description, the ruling gave information about the period made sports facilities.

Expressing that the number of active athletes has increased from 206 thousand to 3 million 623 thousand in the last 18 years, Erdogan noted that talented children determined by the sports talent screening conducted in schools are taken into special education. Stating that a total of 1,671 athletes, 1,61 of which were daytime and 610 boarders, in athlete training centers in 43 provinces, Erdogan said that these students were given special training.

“WE GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO ALL OUR NATIONAL ATHLETES WHO HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THE UNIVERSITY”

Stating that successful athletes do not implement different financial support programs in order not to lose their efforts, President Erdoğan said, “For example, as of 2021, we pay a monthly allowance to our day athletes who attend our sports training centers 565 lira, and our boarding athletes 706 lira per month. thousand of them located in 555 pounds allowance support. If the Turkey-Olympic preparation centers 465 boarding and 728 day-benefit our total thousand 193 athletes, including. olympics in large category here, we’re doing the world and month 2 thousand 825 pounds of money to pay for our European champions. University of winning scholarships to all our national athletes , We give priority to accommodation in the dormitories affiliated with our Ministry of Youth and Sports “.

“I present my gratitude to all our athletes”

Erdogan said, “Our athletes, who won only one thousand 481 medals in 2002, made us happy with over 8 thousand 800 medals in 2019, the last year before the epidemic. Likewise, our quota number for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be held next year reached 53 in 10 branches, In the Paralympic, we have 55 quotas in 8 branches.Despite the coronavirus epidemic that affected the world, our athletes showed outstanding success in international organizations they participated in. We won European and world championships in swimming, free diving, modern pentathlon, gymnastics. he said.

“THOSE CAN STUDY WITH 100 PERCENT SCHOLARSHIPS”

Stating that young people who are interested in sports do not have to make a choice between education and their dreams, Erdogan said, “Our aim is not to make our youth suffer from our suffering and not to lead our young people through the difficult paths we have taken. Because the investment made in young people is an investment in our future. This country is educated, qualified, healthy. will increase the empowered young people to shoulder with national and spiritual values. Turkey is bright future for sports, arts, science, culture, young people who have distinguished themselves with their success will carry. seed Youth future is the guarantee of our future. Government, civil society, universities, all of us with family task realize the dreams of our young people can I see the sports scholarships, which are realized with the agreements made with our foundation universities, as an important step in this context. Our young athletes who meet certain success criteria with the sports scholarship will be able to study in the departments they have won with 100% scholarship. . In this way, our athletes, who train themselves, will be an example and support for future generations. It is important to expand the scope of our project, which is currently benefited by 76 athletes, and to increase its stakeholders. I expect our universities to show the necessary sensitivity especially in determining the quotas allocated to our athletes. I hope we extend this work to the secondary school and high school level. Based on the idea that our talented children should be supported more fundamentally, the necessary memorandums of understanding were first signed with private schools and colleges affiliated with the Private Education Association. In the beginning, we are implementing the application in secondary education with 538 quotas. From here, I invite all our private educational institutions to join this agreement in order to support our athletes and develop Turkish sports. “Our universities, which support our athletes, cooperate with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, will turn our schools into centers for our sports life, as well as being a science center.”

Source: İhlas News Agency