L. Hilal Akgül
Keywords: Burhan Felek, Spore, Republic, Football, Turkey
Abstract
Within the framework of this study, the life of Burhan Felek, who's one of the signifîcant fıgures of the young Turkish Republic, has been portrayed and his contributions to sports in Turkey have been emphasised. The abstract refers to the developments, which took place within the field of sports during the last era of the Ottoman Empire and the sports heritage taken över by the young Turkish Republic from the Ottoman Empire, Furthermore, how and with what purpose sports were used by the Turkish Republic were also mentioned. In the second part of the study the role of Burhan Felek withİn the development and progress of sports in Turkey as well as his contributions have been cited.