Ankara residents start their day with sports every morning

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality continues to implement projects that encourage sports in the capital. The ‘Parklarda Spor’ activities initiated in parks and recreation areas throughout the city with the slogan ‘Healthy Steps, Healthy Capital’ are held free of charge on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays between 08:30-11:00. Ankara Metropolitan Municipality invites all citizens to do sports in parks and recreation areas with the aim of promoting sports in the capital under the slogan ‘Healthy Steps, Healthy Capital’. The sports activities carried out by the Metropolitan Municipality for a healthy and active life in 17 parks throughout the city are conducted under the supervision of expert sports trainers on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays between 08:30-11:00. Physical education teachers accompany citizens in various activities from gymnastics to running, stretching exercises to the use of sports equipment, also providing information about mistakes made during sports. Ankara residents both exercise and have fun moments. Ankara residents who participate in the outdoor programs organized by expert trainers and physical education teachers stay healthy and enjoy fun moments. Nil Nihal Duman, the Sports Project Responsible of the Women and Family Services Department, expressed that there is a high demand for sports activities. She stated, ‘The Healthy Steps Healthy Capital slogan Parklarda Spor Activities coordinated by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Women and Family Services Department Family Life Centers Branch Directorate started on June 5th. We encourage valuable Ankara residents to do sports for health. We are on the fields with our valuable physical education teachers and expert trainers.’ The parks where the Parklarda Spor Activities, organized due to the high demand from citizens and now a tradition in the summer months, are held include: ‘Altınpark-Altındağ, Kurtuluş Parkı-Çankaya, Seğmenler Parkı-Çankaya, Gazi Üniversitesi Çubuk Yerleşkesi-Çubuk, Göksu Parkı-Etimesgut, Kelebek Su Parkı-Etimesgut, Şehit Uzman Çavuş Can İnce Parkı- Etimesgut, Necmettin Erbakan Parkı-Kahramankazan, Esertepe Parkı (Esertepe Aile Yaşam Merkezi Önü)- Keçiören, Şafak Tepe Parkı- Mamak, GOP Parkı-Sincan, Harikalar Diyarı Parkı- (3.Kapı Girişi)-Sincan, Yunus Emre Sevgi Parkı- Sincan, Cemre Parkı-Yenimahalle, Erol Kaya Parkı- Yenimahalle, Vedat Dalokay Parkı- Yenimahalle, Zeynepcik Parkı- Yenimahalle.