i THE NATIONAL YOUTH AND SPORTS POLICY DOCUMENT ...

strategic targets of our country as solidarity and prosperity with its economic and socialdimensions and develops rapidly has an important role on the development of internationaland intercultural peace and dialogue as well as on the education of young people.The management style and organization of sports affect the perspective of society onsports. The form, level, benefit and problems of participation in sports in every society do notonly depend on the individual’s abilities and interests. Sports with its own social rules, values,interaction symbols and periods are a dynamic social structure.Sports have an active role on the social integration of modern societies. The modernworld attributes great importance to sports, and physical training and sports programmes arecarried out for children starting from early ages. Fast developing technology, lifestyle whichdisagrees with the natural structure of human and pressures and stress stemming frombusiness and social environments prepare the basis for several diseases. Sports have animportant role in the society by providing the lifestyle which is most compatible with thehuman physiology by creating a dynamic, stress-free environment against this serious dangertoday’s people face.Being one of the countries prominent with its young and dynamic population in theworld, brings along specific responsibilities to our country at the same time. Establishing anappropriate ground for this young population to direct them and to help them look to thefuture more safely and protecting them from harmful habits through sports and otheractivities, are among our important tasks.Our country should make its mark as one of the leading countries in the world ofsports by hosting respected global organizations. Studies conducted on this subject should beincreased and we should have sports facilities and athletes in order to host all kinds ofinternational sports organizations. For this purpose, all parties in the field of sports shouldhave active roles in cooperation.Sports contribute greatly to economic and social integration and creates more solidsocieties. When we consider the necessity of all the citizens to have the opportunity to dosports, the needs of the sections of the society “which should be protected due to their specificconditions” should be taken into consideration and the efficiency of sports for young,disadvantaged people and the groups which have less opportunities should be increased.The habit of regular sports for a healthy life is gradually becoming widespreadthroughout the world. Especially in the member countries of the European Union, peopleexercise in clubs. When these tendencies are considered; encouraging people to do sports byextending it to the base in our country will contribute to the formation of important values48