BÜLENT ECEVİT ICE SPORTS HALL OPENED - KARAOĞLAN WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE IN ORAN

05 November 2018 Monday 11:21

Çankaya Municipality continues to keep the name of the great statesman Bülent Ecevit living with the Ice Sports Hall, following the park that the municipality also gave his name in the same region.

Çankaya Municipality, which has realized the largest investment program in the history of the Municipality, opened the Ice Sports Hall, carrying the name of the great statesman Bülent Ecevit, who took place in people’s minds as Karaoğlan in Oran, where he lived for 40 years.

Rahşan Ecevit, the life partner of Bülent Ecevit participated in the inauguration ceremony hosted by Çankaya Mayor Alper Taşdelen, where Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Levent Gök, Emrehan Halıcı, CHP Ankara Provincial Chairman Rıfkı Güvener, CHP Çankaya District Chairmant Fahri Yıldırım, neighborhood mukhtars and citizens were also attended.

MR. TAŞDELEN: “FULL SPEED AHEAD”

Speaking at the opening of the Bülent Ecevit Ice Sports Hall, Çankaya Mayor Alper Taşdelen stated that they continued to realize the firsts as Çankaya Municipality and that what they have realized in every field were either a first or a record. Stating that they have produced projects for the public benefit, Mr. Taşdelen, said that: “You know that we have realized the biggest investment program in the history of the municipality in 4.5 years. I go to various places in Turkey to explain our projects. A similar invitation came from London, the capital of England. London School of Economics organized a conference on “New Left Policies in the Changing World”, and the two municipalities were invited to this conference to tell the finest examples of Social Democrat Municipalism. One of these municipalities was Barcelona from Spain and the other one was Çankaya Municipality from Turkey. So you see that, what we have realized is also following in London. We have a lot of projects, so we have a lot of work in Çankaya to implement social democratic municipalitism. So, what we'll exactly saythat is “full speed ahead”. With this facility, we are eliminating the great lack of Çankaya and Ankara. Many young people will be raised who set their heart on ice sports at this hall, which we gave the name of Bülent Ecevit, whom his honest and honorable persona has been appreciated and taken as a monument by the great masses today.”

Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Levent Gök, who emphasized that Bülent Ecevit was a pioneer in the sprouting of social democratic understanding, said that: “Turkey’s history lies behind this opening. Here, Çankaya Municipality shows a meaningful faithfulness. It says we did not let Bülent Ecevit being forgotten and we will never forget him. Dear Mayor I congratulate you.”

ICE HOCKEY WILL ALSO BE AVALIABLE

Bülent Ecevit Ice Sports Hall, which has been shown as a great faithfulness example, opened in Oran where he spent his 40 years, will be built on a total area of 2 thousand 752 square meters. The facility, which will allow citizens to engage in different social activities and make sports, consists of 578 square meters of ice rink and a spectator tribune with a capacity of 200 people. On the other hand, there will be two multi-purpose studios to be built on 147 square meters and 268 square meters, where meetings and trainings meters can be made. There will also be a café and restaurant of 270 square meters which will serve guests in the facility, in addition to the studios which will also be available to be used for different activities such as aerobics and pilates.

Following the opening the guets watched the performances of the National Sportsmen Sıla Saygın and Alp Töreovalıoğlu and the tiny sportsman Ateş Ahıskal held at the ice rink.

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