In appreciation of the crucial role sports play for bringing up healthy younger generations, Aydın Doğan Foundation provides financial support for the construction of sports facilities.

Gümüşhane Aydın Doğan Sports Facility
A huge sports complex built by the Foundation, the management of Gümüşhane Aydın Doğan Sports Facility was transferred to the General Directorate for Youth and Sports. With a covered space of 2,560 square meters spread across four levels, the Facility houses a standard sports hall with 700 seats and a 16-bed residence hall for visiting teams as well as sports halls of various sizes.

Aydın Doğan Sports Facility provides young people opportunities to train for volleyball, basketball, badminton, wrestling, karate, judo, boxing, body building, handball, shooting, table tennis, chess, folk dances and other dance styles.

Kelkit Tuition-Free Sports School Project
Jointly with the Turkish National Olympic Committee, Kelkit Tuition-Free Sports School Project aims to support the physical and psychological development of youngsters otherwise lacking opportunities to train for a sport.

Instructing almost 250 students at present and seeing a high demand from Kelkit and neighboring districts, the School offers courses on volleyball, basketball and athletics.

The Foundation enables best performing students to travel to Istanbul to participate in the national competitions. Therefore, these talented students gain the opportunity to perform and distinguish themselves in the largest metropolis in the country, while meeting and socializing with their peers from other provinces.