TURKISH SPORTS

TURKISH SPORTS
Gazi University Foundation Private Primary School
Jereed
The Traditional Game of Turks
Jereed - History
z Traditional game has been
played by Turks for many
centuries.
z Turks brought this horse-riding
game with them in their journey
from Central Asia to Anatolia.
z For Turks, the horse was both
sacred and indispensable. All
the days of their lives were
spent in the company of
horses.
z Koumiss (kimiz), which means
horses’ milk, was their staple
drink.
Jereed - History
z For the Turks, jereed was both a
great ceremony and a sports
competition.
z Later, in the 16th century, it came
to be considered a war game by
the Ottoman Turks.
z In the 19th century, it became the
largest sports show and game of
the Ottoman state and its palaces.
z Mahmut II banned jereed in 1826
for its status as a dangerous game.
But despite this, the game
continued to spread to all the parts
of the empire as an important
Ottoman war game.
Jereed - History
z Almost everywhere around the
country, young men in villages
continue to play jereed on the
occasions of weddings and
holidays.
z This sport, along with wrestling,
continues to be a contest of
bravery in all corners of Turkey.
z The zurna, a reed instrument
something like an oboe, is
played along with drums at the
jereed field to grab people’s
attention.
Jereed – How to Play
z There are two teams in a
jereed game.
z These two teams are placed in
rows of 6, 8 or 12 players in a
field as much as 70 or 120
meters in length.
z Jereed players, dressed in
regional costumes, mount their
horses.
z With their right hand they hold
the first jereed – a long stick –
they will throw while holding
other jereeds in their left hand.
Jereed – How to Play
z One rider from each side rushes
forth towards the opposite side
until they are within 30-40
meters of the other side.
z Then one player shouts the
name of a player from the other
team, challenging him to enter
the game.
z He then throws the jereed in his
right hand to that player. Later
he turns around and he spurs
his horse towards his own row.
Jereed – How to Play
z The challenged player from the
opposite team follows him and
throws a jereed at the player who is
running away.
z Another player from the first row
comes out and meets the returning
rider. The player from the second
row starts riding quickly to his row
and takes his former place. This
time his rival chases him and
throws a jereed at him.
z The game continues in this
manner.
Jereed – Scoring
z Players who succeed in hitting a
player from the opposite team with
a jereed win a point, but they lose
a point if the jereed hits the horse
instead of the player.
z Some players score points by
hitting the other team’s player
three or four times before that
player manages to escape and
take his place back in his row.
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zThe Historical "Kırkpınar Wrestling"
Contests take place in the field referred to
as "Sarayiçi Er Meydanı" within Sarayiçi.
The 646th contest will take place this year.
zBefore Kırkpınar Wrestling Contests start,
the graves of the wrestlers, Adalı Halil and
Kara Emin, in Kaleiçi, are visited and a
prayer service is conducted.
In oil wrestling, the wrestlers are not
categorized according to their weight but
their knowledge and mastery.
Some Rules of Beating
z Nail upside down: The rival is held from his
legs, turned upside down and placed flat on
his back on the ground.
z Flat on the back: The rival is either rolled on
the ground or overthrown while standing.
z Clear overthrowing: The rival falling on his
bottom either by his own mistake or by his
rival. He hadn't been flat on his back, but had
fallen down backwards or on his side so as
his abdomen became obvious.
Some Rules of Being Beaten
z Taking off the clothing: One of the worst
events that could happen. The clothing of the
Wrestler taken off or thorn from one side to the
other is a reason to be beaten.
z Giving up: Some wrestlers, when they get tired
or understand that they'll lose, if they don't want
to lie flat on their backs, they say "I give up" or
pats on the rival's clothing.
z Beating by weighing: If you hold the rival in
your arms, raise his feet off the ground and take
at least three steps, this means the rival has
been beaten.
WRESTLING
History
zWrestling is one of the oldest of martial
arts with references to it as early as the
Iliad that recounts the Trojan War in the
13th or 12th century BC.
Wrestling
z Wrestling is an ancient martial art that uses
grappling type techniques such as clinch
figthing, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins
and other grappling holds.
z It is a physical competition, generally between
two people, who attempt to gain and maintain a
superior position.
z Wrestling disciplines defined by FILA, are
broken down into two categories;
-International wrestling disciplines
-Folk wrestling disciplines.
Styles
z There are a wide
range of styles with
varying rules with both
traditional historic and
modern styles.
z Wrestling techniques
have been
incorporated into other
martial arts as well as
military hand-to-hand
combat systems.
Our Success
z Turkey has 13 bronze, 16
silver and 28 gold medals
in Olympic Games.
z There are some
champions in the Olympic
games from 1992 to the
present.
z 1992-M.Akif Pirim
z 1996-Hamza Yerlikaya
z 1996-Mahmut Demir
z 2000- Hamza Yerlikaya
z 2008-Ramazan Şahin
The Turkish Volleyball
Team is the champion in
“Europe Cup Winners”
in 1999, “Europe Top
Teams Cup” in 2004
and “Europe Challenge
Cup” in 2008.
Hidayet Türkoğlu (Hedo)
is a professional Turkish
basketball player in the NBA
and currently playing for the
Toronto Raptors. He is the
first Turkish player, who
plays in NBA.
z Mehmet Okur is a
Turkish professional
basketball player who
currently plays for the
Utah Jazz of the NBA.
He is 2.11 cm.
TURKISH BOX
Cemal Kamacı
zIn 1962 he joined the
Turkish National Team.
zHe was the second in
Balkans.
zIn 1972 he bet Roger
Zami, the French man and
became European
Champion.
EYÜP CAN
z He started box in his high
school years.
z He was the European
Youth Champion.
z In 1985 he won bronze
medal in World
Championship in USA.
z In 1989, he won
European Championship
and in 1991 he ended his
box life.
SİNAN ŞAMİL SAM
z In 1992 he won the Champion
title of the European Youth
Championship .
z In 1993 he was the European
Champion.
z In 1995 he was the second
in World Championship.
z In 1999 he was World
Champion.
SEMİH SAYGINER
His Professional Life
In 1994 he won his first
snooker world
championship.
And his nicknames are
Mr. Magic or Turkish
Prince.
His Professional Life
z He played 9 years in
Netherlands League
and 3 years in
Portugal League.
z He has 42 special
shots called Semih
Saygıner Magic
Shots.
z He is one of the most
important names of
snooker in world.
His Success
z He has been chosen World
Best Snooker Player in
2003.
z In 2006 he was in 8th place
in Union Mondiale de
Billard.
z He was the team leader of
F.C. Porto snooker team for
3 years.
z In 2005 he won bronze
medal with his team Porto.
z In 2006 he won silver
medal in European
Championship.
TURKEY’S BARBELL
Turkey’s Barbell
z In 1890 Turkish
people started to
barbell.
z In 1959 Metin
Gürman took the gold
medal.He was the
first Turkish people
who took the gold
medal.
The Best Of Barbell In Turkey
Naim Süleymanoğlu:
z He starts to barbell when
he was ten years old.
z In 1983 he bet the
biggers record.
z He won 3 gold medals in
3 olympaid.
z He is Turkey’s record
holder.He is the best in
the world.
Halil Mutlu:
z He was Europe
champion 7
times,world champion
3 times.
z He took gold medal
with Nurcan Taylan
and Taner Sağır in
2004,in Athens.
z His nick name is
‘little giant man’.
Turkey’s Taekwondo
z In 1983 Yılmaz
Helvacıoğlu was first in
the international
championship.
z In 2008,in Italy we were
the first group case.
z In 2008 our young team
was the third in the world.
z In 2009 we are the first in
the world.
THE TURKISH NATIONAL
FOOTBALL TEAM
z The Turkish national football
team is the national football
team of the Republic of Turkey
and is controlled by the Turkish
Football Federation.
z They are affiliated with UEFA.
z In World Cup competition
Turkey has qualified three
times for the 1950, 1954, and
2002 editions.
OUR UNIFORMS
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
z The team's highest achievement was reaching
3rd place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
z Turkey also reached the knockout round of
Euro 2000, the semi-finals of Euro 2008 and
finished 3rd in the 2003 FIFA Confederations
Cup.
THE BEST SCORERS OF TURKEY
z Hakan Şükür is a former Turkish
footballer who played as a striker.
He is one of the most prolific strikers
of the modern era, scoring 383
goals in his career.
z At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Hakan
scored the fastest goal in the World
Cup history by netting against South
Korea in approximately 10.8
seconds.
z In November 2003, to celebrate
UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as
the Golden Player of Turkey by the
Turkish Football Federation as their
most outstanding player of the past
50 years.
THE BEST SCORERS OF TURKEY
Tuncay ŞANLI 2003
Tanju ÇOLAK 1984 – 1991
Nihat KAHVECİ 2000 -
Rıdvan Dilmen 1962-2003
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