Turkey's Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoğlu has met with
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach during a visit
to Lausanne, underlining the country's desire to play a leading role
in "influencing the decision-making processes in the international
sports community".
Firefighters bought the massive fire that broke out on April 27 in one of the most luxurious dwellings in the western province of İzmir under control after eight hours of strenuous efforts.
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has met with
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Istanbul with discussions
thought to have centred around the country's interest in hosting the
2036 Games.
Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoğlu has suspended all
sports activity in Turkey until further notice after earthquakes hit
the Kahramanmaraş province in the south of the country this morning,
killing over a thousand people in the country.