New sports complex opened with Turkey's support in Syria's Al-Bab
Turkey is set to open sports facilities in regions of Syria rid of terrorists by the Turkish-led Operation Euphrates Shield, said state youth and sports officials on Tuesday.
A football pitch in Al-Bab, Syria has already gone into service, to the delight of locals, said a statement by the Provincial Youth Services and Sports Directorate in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey.
Various sports facilities are being established for young people in the regions of Jarablus, Al-Bab, Bizaah, and Kabasin as coordinated by the Youth and Sports Ministry, the statement added.
Okkes Demir, provincial youth and sports director, stated that the ministry continues to pursue projects to enable Syrian young people to have access to sports and artistic and social-cultural activities.
"For artistic and social-cultural activities, we will open four container youth centers in Jarablus," he added.
In its Operation Euphrates Shield which began in August 2016 and ended in March 2017, Turkey cleared the northern Syrian regions of Jarablus, Al-Rai, Al-Bab, and Azaz of YPG/PKK terrorists.
As set out in Turkey’s 100-day action plan, a Turkish space agency will be founded this year, said the nation’s industry and technology minister on Tuesday."Work to form the Turkish space agency will be completed as soon as possible," Mustafa Varank said in a statement.He said the agency will set up a system that ensures coordination in the aerospace sector while protecting Turkey’s national interests."Priority targets of the agency are to guide and coordinate the Turkish space sector, and manage international relations [concerning space] through a single desk," Varank said.The new agency will pave the way for the establishment of a competitive indigenous industry, he said."We are forming the Turkish space agency in order to strengthen our aerospace industry, improve scientific infrastructure and human resources in the field of space technology, and further boost our capacities and abilities," he explained.The agency will also pursue multilateral and bilateral cooperation with its international counterparts while protecting Turkey's rights at the United Nations, he added.
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