The sun has set on another Summer Olympics, with the Paris Games full of incredible sporting performances, new records and sporting icons, and several controversies, including France’s hijab ban on its own Muslim athletes, its ambitious and at times bizarre Opening Ceremony, and the gender row involving two female boxers. For Türkiye, the promise of […]
It’s not every day that an athlete becomes a global icon, much less one who came second in their sport, but that’s exactly where Turkish air pistol shooter Yusuf Dikeç finds himself following his performance at the Paris Games. The former Turkish army officer won silver with teammate Şevval İlayda Tarhan in the 10 m […]
Sunday’s Women’s High Jump finals at the Paris Olympics didn’t generate the result Buse Savaşkan had wanted, but for Turkish Cypriots she remains their hero. Thousands of people had expressed their pride and joy in her performance on social media ahead of and after Sunday’s final. Multiple watch parties had been organised in North Cyprus, […]
On Friday morning, the entire Turkish Cypriot nation was glued to television screens cheering on Buse Savaşkan as she took part in the Women’s High Jump qualifications at the Paris Games. The 25-year-old Olympic debutant secured a coveted spot in Sunday’s finals by equalling her personal best jump of 1.92 metres in the qualifiers – […]
Friday’s Opening Ceremony marks the start of the Paris Summer Olympic Games – the world’s largest sporting event. Over the next two weeks, more than 10,700 athletes will participate in 329 events across 32 sports, with the Games concluding on 11 August. Among them will be 102 Turks – 54 women and 48 men – […]
