13.04.2016
Turkish Olympic Committee’s (TOC) Fair Play Universities Caravan Project, aiming to the adoption of the Fair Play concept by the academicians and students of the universities, especially in sports faculties, made their fourth visit of 2016 and their 21st since launching to Düzce University Sports Sciences Faculty. TOC Fair Play Commission members; Murat Özbay, Teoman Güray, Haldun Domaç, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bilge Donuk and Semra Demirer were among the Caravan Team along with the fair play award winners İhsan Çetin and İsmail Şentürk and former Turkish Boxing champion in women’s 54 kg Buse Naz Çakıroğlu.
The programme started with the Governorship visit and continued at Düzce University. The Caravan members visited Rector Prof. Dr. Nigar Demircan Çakar together with Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Kürşat Karacabey and presented him a commemorative plate and Fair Play service medal.
Afterwards, the World Fair Play Cartoons Exhibition along with the booths of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, TOC, Fair Play and sponsor Kiğılı were opened.
The panel started with a minute of silence, followed by Turkish National Anthem and the opening speech by Rector Çakar. TOC Executive Board Member Perviz Aran made a speech giving some information about TOC. The panel that was moderated by TOC member Yavuz Taşkıran and Deputy Dean Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurper Özbar and was followed with great interest by the students. A commemoration present was given to Prof. Dr. Kürşat Karacabey and Fair Play service medals were given to İhsan Çetin and İsmail Şentürk. The participants took the Fair-Play Loyalty Oath and photos were taken at the end of the panel.
TOC Fair Play Caravan will make their next visit to Giresun University.