Mehmet Aktunç Promises Support for Sports and Youth in Nicosia
UBP candidate Mehmet Aktunç announced that the Nicosia Turkish Municipality budget will provide stronger support for sports and that various sports days will be organized.
National Unity Party Nicosia Turkish Municipality mayoral candidate Mehmet Aktunç announced during a table tennis tournament he attended that they will provide stronger support for sports from the municipal budget and implement youth projects.
Tournament Visit and Award Ceremony
National Unity Party Nicosia Turkish Municipality mayoral candidate Mehmet Aktunç attended the Şerife-Cemal Aktunç Under-15 Individual Classification Tournament organized by the Northern Cyprus Table Tennis Federation.
Following the matches held at the Süleyman Göktaş Sports Hall, Aktunç presented awards to the successful athletes who ranked in the tournament during the closing ceremony.
Infrastructure and Sports Background
Expressing that he has a history of over twenty-five years in table tennis halls, Aktunç shared his satisfaction in seeing new athletes growing up from the grassroots.
Stating that this meaningful tournament was held in memory of his grandfather Cemal Aktunç and grandmother Şerife Aktunç, Aktunç conveyed his thanks to everyone who contributed to the organization.
Municipal Budget and Sports Objectives
Stating that if elected mayor, they will use resources more effectively for sports and athletes, Aktunç emphasized that they embrace a management approach friendly to sports and athletes.
Aktunç announced that the Nicosia Turkish Municipality budget will provide much stronger support for sports in the future and that investments in this field will increase.
Sports Days and Youth Projects
He stated that they aim to organize comprehensive sports days that will bring together different sports branches and Nicosia citizens of all ages.
Noting that they will attach great importance to directing children and young people towards sporting activities, Aktunç touched upon the details of the projects.
Youth Councils and Participatory Governance
Expressing that sports will be one of the fundamental and important agenda items in the youth councils planned to be established, the candidate conveyed that they will listen directly to the expectations of the young people.
It was reiterated that municipal resources will be used in the most efficient way to spread the culture of sports throughout Nicosia and that young people will have a say in management.