DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS ECONOMY IN TURKEY AND GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Abstract

In addition to being a social activity and activity, sports have also become an important marketing activity economically. The sport, which receives more and more intense interest every day, of course, has important and positive results of this intense interest. These important and positive results in sports are the economic cycle in which it creates its own service sector, producer and consumer groups.

Sports, which started at an amateur level and for entertainment purposes in the historical process, turned into an economic structure that professionalized over time and became an important institution of the state. The economic gain of sports has made sports more popular. It is assumed that the beginning of sports taking its place in the modern sense coincides with the period just before the establishment of the Republic.

It is considered that it is not possible to deal with the sports economy with all its industrial fields. For this reason, while briefly explaining the development process of the sports economy in Turkey, the development of the sports economy in the world is briefly mentioned in order to better understand this issue. In particular, the investment targets foreseen for sports by the state for the period of 2019-2023 in Turkey were examined. In line with these targets, the budget allocated for 2021-2022 and the public spending on sports for 2021 are included. The aim is to determine the position of the economic development process of sports in Turkey, taking into account the development of the sports economy in the world. In addition, it is aimed to contribute to having information about the investment made by the state in sports in recent years and the share of sports in public expenditures for these investments.

Keywords: Development of Sports Economy, State Support to Sports, Sports Industry