Because of the way of life(wars, migrations, plenty of leisure times) Turks dealt with different sports some of which were traditional.
Wrestling, riding, archery, running, walking, jumping, tepük(soccer), throwing, hunting, sword, throwing lobut, mace, gökbörü, matrak, tomak and kaymak were the popular sports in history of Turks.
Ada Meydani, Sikar Kapisi Alani, Sirk Meydani, Alay Meyadai were some of the areas and fields used for riding, throwing and wrestling.

Sports in Modern Turkey:

1920, Yususf Ziya Önis brought the Sports Law of Swiss,
Yusuf Ziya Önis, Ali Sami Yen and Burhan Felek founden Türkiye Idamn Cemiyetleri Ittifaki, which collected all clubs, in 1922.
Türkiye Idman Cemiyetleri Ittifaki constituted the first federations in Turkey: athletics, wrestling and football.
Turk Spor Kurumu was founden in 1936 by the government
Beden Terbiyesi Genel Müdürlügü was founded in 1938.
In 1936 Gençlik ve Spor Bakanligi was established and BTGM was attached to this ministry.

Below are some decisions taken to improve in Modern Turkey:

The state would give the priority to school and public sport activites,
Clubs would become places where people could participate in sport and cultural activities.
Physical Education course hours in schools would be increased,
Amateurism rather than professionals would be supported,
More importance would be given to basic sports( athletics, gymanstics),
Sport facilities would be built in provinces, and factories with more than certain number of employees,
Athletes would be provided socail security, citizens would be necouraged to participate rather than watch
To support amateur sports in order to be able to compete internationally,
Preparing master plans for every branch of sports.

Psort Committies in Modern Turkey
Sport Clubs: can be founded in regard of Dernekler Kanunu
Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi: was founded in 1922 by Selim Sirri Tarcan and his friends with the name of Olimpiyat Komitesi.
It was under the control of Beden Terbiyesi Genel Müdürlügü untill 1962,
In 1954 it took the name Milli,
In 1973 took name Türkiye,

Turk Spor Vakfi: was founded in 1974

Amatör Spor Kulupleri Konfederasyonu: was founded in 1980 with the participation of Ankara, Trabzon and Samsun Amatör Spor Kulupleri

Yagli Wrestling: is national sport and another way of karakucak which is done with oil. There are some sources that it was brought from the middle Asia and is sport that belongs absolutely to Turks. It’ s done with celebrations with drum and zurna.
Some well knowen wrestlers are:
Koca Yusuf – Kara Ahmet Kurtdereli Adalilar

Archery: Turks well known as aharpshooters and even while riding they were using archery.

Hunting: was one of the oldest sports in Turkiye history because of the way they lived. Falcons, eagles and dogs were trained for huntinh.

Riding is another sport linked with Turkish history. It was said that “ Turks were born on horse”.

Wrestling: was one of the oldest sports that is done by Turkish public. During the Ottomon Empire there were Wrestlers Tekkes in which wrestlers were grown up.
Most of the emperor’s were protecting and supporting good wrestlers within Empire.
There were some kinds of wrestling:
Karakuçak Wrestling: is the national and the pure one that belongs to Turks.
Aba Wrestling: was done usally in Hatay and Antep. The name comes from the special clothe, Aba: a thick wear with half arms, no collar and it’ s lenght is not more than the patella. It lasts 7 minutes, and it is said that the judo’ s origin comes from Aba wrestling.
Tatar wrestling: in the celebrations of hidirellez and tepres were done and it was done with clothes; you just putt off your shoes and your jacket and wrestling begins.
Salvar wrestling: is done in Kahramanmaras by the Turkmens, this kind were done while you were standing

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