European paragliding record broken on Mount Ararat

In collaboration with the Governorship of Ağrı and Serhat Development Agency, a challenging jump was made on Mount Ağrı, known as the roof of Turkey with its 5,137 meters height, variable weather conditions, and steep slopes, setting a European record in paragliding.

In the past, the region was associated with terrorism, but thanks to the determined struggle of the security forces, it has been purged of terrorism and has become an attractive center for nature sports. Mount Ağrı, where hundreds of local and foreign mountaineers climb to the summit every year, hosted paragliding athlete Abdullah Yıldız and his team this time. Yıldız and his team climbed to the summit of Mount Ağrı to break the European paragliding record. Despite the challenging conditions with snow, storms, and fog, Yıldız and his team reached the summit and made a paragliding jump from the top. Abdullah Yıldız made a significant achievement by breaking the European record with the jump through the clouds.

Governor Koç, who made evaluations regarding Mount Ağrı becoming an attractive center for nature sports, said, ‘Such events held in areas cleared of terrorism in our region provide significant contributions to both regional tourism and our athletes. This record attempt on Mount Ağrı once again demonstrated that the region is a safe and attractive sports center.’ Governor Koç congratulated Abdullah Yıldız for this challenging jump and wished him continued success.

Abdullah Yıldız, who is delighted to have broken the European record, expressed his gratitude to Governor Koç and Serhat Development Agency for their contributions. Yıldız stated that this record does not belong only to himself but to all of Turkey and will contribute to making Ağrı even more popular for nature sports.