Turkish Basketball Federation President Hidayet Türkoğlu made a statement to the press before the 67th Gillette Milliyet Athlete of the Year Award Ceremony held at Volkswagen Arena.
Reminding that Harun Erdenay and Erman Kunter are candidates for the presidency in the general assembly, Türkoğlu said, “I wish success to all our friends. Everyone will have concrete and realistic projects that they will present to our public and basketball community in their own way. We evaluate with our clubs what we have done so far and what we will do later.” “It will be a fun race. I wish everyone success. Everyone’s aim is to bring Turkish basketball to a better place. Our only wish is for our other friends to share their real projects with the clubs.” he said.
Explaining that Turkey had a successful summer in sports, Türkoğlu said, “We had athletes who broke new ground in the Olympic and Paralympic games. We had very successful female athletes. Our National Women’s Volleyball Team had a very successful summer. The achievements of our Amputee Football National Team… We are proud of the success of Turkish sports every day. I congratulate everyone who will receive an award here tonight.” used the phrases.
