Sports Management

First of all, Hello. My name is Yavuz Öntürk. I work as a faculty member in the Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Sports Sciences at Yalova University. Our Department of Sports Management trains executive candidates responsible for the administration and management of sports in institutions and organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, private sports businesses, and trains executive candidates of sports, which has been in our country for nearly 20 years, and which is a major industry worldwide. In our Sports Management Department, the marketing aspect of sports, the economic aspect, as well as sports organization and sports management courses are offered. Also, we included courses from other departments in the Faculty of Sport Sciences. Thus, our students who graduate from our department will expand their job opportunities in every field within the sports industry. In other words, they will complete a double major and take courses such as anatomy, physiology, exercise and training science, and at the same time take Recreation courses and graduate from a versatile department. Of course, we have sports facilities within our university. We have a football field, tennis courts, basketball court, indoor and outdoor volleyball, basketball and football fields. At the same time, we have a large-scale stadium project that will be implemented in the coming years. The field facilities and materials of all sports branches that will be carried out in the open and closed areas within this project will be within the scope of our university as soon as possible. Our physical facilities meet with the needs of students. We have all the opportunities that we can use in the current education and training program. In our department, our curriculum includes internship opportunities in all sports organizations that meet certain criteria, including central and provincial organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in the last year of the undergraduate program. Our students who graduate from our Department of Sports Management are fully authorized to work in all provincial and central organizations affiliated to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in all private and voluntary sports organizations, in the tourism sector, in the recreation sector, as well as in all sports organizations that have a governing body. First of all, we would like to say to our candidates who will choose our Sports Management Department: the sports industry is one of the largest industries in the world, and the Sports Management Department is at a key point in this industry. Especially as a result of the developments in sports today, it is very important how much the need for professional sports managers there is. Accordingly, we can advise our candidates who will prefer the department to research the job opportunities after graduation before choosing this department. At the same time, I think that Yalova University will be a highly preferred university with its large and dynamic academic staff, physical facilities, campus, and natural beauties. We are already looking forward to meeting with students who will prefer Yalova University. I wish you all success.