IMG Worldwide has launched a joint venture with Turkish private-sector conglomerate Doğuş Group to develop a broad range of sports projects across Turkey and the Turkic Republics.
Euroleague Basketball has been boosted by the news that beer brand Efes Pilsener has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship of the competition, ahead of the start of this year’s Final Four on Friday.
Euroleague Basketball has announced that Austrian watchmaker Jacques Lemans will return to sponsor the Final Four competition for the third year in a row.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Tuesday submitted its bid to UEFA to host Euro 2020, with questions marks continuing to surround how the proposal will fit in with Istanbul’s tilt at the 2020 Olympic Games.
The Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) has teamed up with Impact34 to unveil a new strategic plan and corporate identity which aims to further boost the development of the sport in the country.
UEFA has dismissed reports that president Michel Platini has promised Turkey it will stage Euro 2020.
A high-powered Istanbul 2020 Olympic bid delegation arrived in Innsbruck today for the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games, looking to build on the momentum generated by a public show of support from the Turkish government.
Turkey has boosted its basketball events portfolio after FIBA Europe announced that Istanbul had been selected as the destination of the EuroLeague Women 2012 Final Eight basketball event.
London-based sports production company Input Media has won the contract to provide host broadcast coverage of the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) year-ending Championships for the next three years.
Yalcin Aksoy, the general director of Istanbul’s bid committee for the 2020 Olympics, believes the Turkish city has “learned how difficult it is to land the Games” after four failed bids for the event.
