TÜRKİYE İDMAN CEMİYETLERİ İTTİFAKI RAPORLARINDA KOCAELİ MINTIKASI (1924-1933)
REPORTS FROM THE UNION OF TURKISH SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS ON THE KOCAELI REGION (1924-1933)

Summary/Abstract: Although the process of organizing sports clubs in our country dates back to the pre-republican period, it was thanks to the creation of the Turkish Sports Associations Union (TİCİ) on May 22, 1922, that all clubs were able to be grouped under a single banner, according to certain principles. With the creation of the TİCİ, sporting activities throughout the country were divided into "sports zones" within the framework of the adopted program. In 1935, the number of activity zones within the country's borders increased to 28, with the Kocaeli zone having been incorporated into this structure on August 6, 1924. This study aims to determine the sporting activities practiced in Kocaeli in light of the official reports presented at the TİCİ general congresses between 1924 and 1933, the press of the time, and documents from the Republic's archives. Within this framework, the sporting disciplines practiced in Kocaeli during the first decade following the proclamation of the Republic, the people who represented the Kocaeli Regional Commission, the available infrastructure and the level of development will be assessed in order to highlight the evolution of sport in the region throughout history.

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