Dr. Argüden’s experience as sports director dates back to his university years. As the President of the Boğaziçi University Sports Club, he led the organization of the first International SportsFest in 1980, still a popular event at the University. He was also the director of University’s sports activities and officially represented Bosphorus University at the Turkish Sports Congress. He was one of the founding members of the Basketball Players’ Association and the 1896 Bosphorus Sports Club.

Dr. Argüden has served as a Board Member of Anadolu Efes Sports Club, the most successful Turkish basketball club both in domestic and international competitions.

President of Boğaziçi University Sports Club

Sports Ambassador & Olympics Suggestion

Dr. Yılmaz Argüden proposes to organize the Olympic Games under the theme “Olympics Unite” with the collaboration of “Türkiye, Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Italy.”

Olympics Suggestion

“Sportsmanship spirit unites people from different countries and cultures and motivates all to perform at their best. I would like to suggest organizing the Olympic Games jointly in Istanbul, Jerusalem, Jeddah, and Rome to motivate collaboration of different cultures for a better world.

Organizing the Olympic Games in collaboration with the countries that host key religious sites such as; İstanbul –the capital of three global empires from different religions, Jerusalem, Jeddah, and Rome, could provide an opportunity to build much needed bridges between different religions and cultures for the common good of humanity. Such a joint effort by Türkiye, Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Italy will not only be an important message to unite the efforts for a sustainable future, but also make the ever-increasing costs of organizing the Olympic Games more economic but also will help Olympic Games to attract larger audiences…”

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