i THE NATIONAL YOUTH AND SPORTS POLICY DOCUMENT ...

The Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Finance, Supreme Council of Radioand Television, Media Institutions, Sports Federations and Non-Governmental Organizations.5. 2. SPORTS CULTURE AND SPORTS FOR ALLOne of the supplementary parts of culture which describes the entirety of material andnon-material elements corresponding to the lifestyle of a society is sports. There is a mutualinteraction between the concepts of culture and sports. While cultural values determine theplace, importance of sports within the social structure and the intensity of interest towardssports, sports affect culture thanks to its prevalence and popularity.Sports habits can be acquired at early ages. Therefore, preschool, primary school andsecondary school are important periods for people to gain the habit of physical activity. Whilebasic movements should be taught in preschool education, studies should be made to educatechildren with games in primary school and branch education specific to sport branches whichforms the basis of branching should be given in secondary school.The mutual interaction between sports and culture has a great role in forming anddeveloping sports practices. In parallel with the differentiation of social structures, theimportance given to sports and sports habits can also become different. To establish a socialstructure in which sports are done often and prevalently, it is necessary to extend sports to allstages of society and to establish an encouraging sports culture.POLICIES1. Developing and extending sports in the education and training institutions.Targets• To reorganize the curriculum on physical training and sports courses in the neweducational system by considering the developmental levels and expectations of children andyoung people.• Beginning from pre-school education, to make sure physical training and sportscourses are taught at all stages of education and training according to their purposes.• To raise the awareness of school administrations and families about thecontributions of physical activity to the physical-physiological, psycho-social and mentaldevelopment of children and young people.• To work on making all educational institutions qualified for sports facilities.• To make recommendations to provide scholarship opportunities to the athleteswho continue their education and represent Turkey in the national and international platformsat high levels.58