Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. Erciyes Türksoy Cup, organized by the International Turkish Cultural Organization, brought together young ski athletes from the Turkish world at the top. Athletes from 7 countries competed fiercely.
Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Erciyes A.Ş. Erciyes Türksoy Cup, hosted by the International Turkish Culture Organization, Kayseri Governorship, Nevşehir Governorship, Turkey Promotion and Development Agency TGA and Ski Turkish, was organized in cooperation.
Young athletes from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and North Macedonia participated in the competitions held in Erciyes Ski Resort, Hacılar region. Approximately 14 male and female athletes competed in the races to be held in the U-16 and U-60 branches.
After the races, medals and cups were presented to the athletes who achieved success by Kayseri Governor Gökmen Çiçek, AK Party Kayseri Deputy Murat Cahid Cıngı, Hacılar Mayor Bilal Özdoğan, Erciyes A.Ş. It was presented by Hamdi Elcuman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Sayit Yusuf, Deputy Secretary General of TURKSOY.
“We Host Millions of Visitors Every Year in Erciyes”
Erciyes Inc. Hamdi Elcuman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said in his statement: “We host millions of visitors every year in Erciyes. We also host many international organizations. This organization we held today means a lot to us. For the first time, together with Türksoy, we hosted our brothers, relatives and athletes from the Turkic Republics and related communities here. This project we started with Türksoy in Erciyes will be a beginning. "In the future, we will organize social and sportive activities with the Turkish world both in summer and winter," he said.
“We are a Big Family”
Emphasizing that the Turkish world is a big family, Kayseri Governor Gökmen Çiçek said, “We are a big family. We are a huge Turkish world. It's really important that you are here today. You didn't just run a race here. You literally shouted the unity and solidarity of the Turkish world to the world. "I hope that this organization will become a tradition and then the Turkish world will take this work to the Winter Sports Olympics," he said.
AK Party Kayseri Deputy Murat Cahid Cıngı pointed out that sports are an important factor in bringing together the world's children and athletes and said, “We are very happy. We are proud to see and host our children and teachers from the Turkic Republics here. Hopefully, as a result of the agreement we reached with our Türksoy, we now plan to hold this beautiful activity every year under the name of the Turkish World Cup. "We want to see you here next year in an environment with more athletes," he said.
Addressing the athletes participating in the organization from the Turkic Republics by saying 'Welcome to Turkey, Kayseri', TURKSOY Deputy Secretary General Sayit Yusuf said: "During this time we have been with you, we have seen how our program works according to its purpose and how useful it is. In this program, we implemented the youth vision that we carried out under 2040-5 headings within the framework of the 6 vision understanding in the Turkish World, within the framework of the decision taken by the leaders of the Turkish world. "We are doing its first implementation in Erciyes under the name of Youth Winter Camp," he said.