Konya 2021 deputy general coordinator Veli Ozan Çakır expects the
level of competition and profile of the Islamic Solidarity Games to
continue to increase despite being in a crowded market of multi-sport
events.
Whenever the topic of the Olympic Games is brought up in conversation
among politicians and administrations here, the response is seemingly
always an emphatic: "Turkey is ready."
A key official behind Istanbul’s bid for the 2036 Olympics and
Paralympics believes bureaucrats are putting together their "best"
plan yet to stage the Games after previous failed attempts.