Turkish Athletes - Yaşar Erkan
In 1936, a telegram was sent from Ankara to Berlin...
President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who wrote the telegram, to Yaşar Erkan...
The following wrote in the wire: "You are small but you did a great job for the country. Now, the Turkish sports history has passed the name. Long live! "
On August 11, 1936, when hundred thousand people who filled the Olympic Stadium in Berlin at 16.30 a clock, were standing up.
This was a symbol for respect ...
In the first podium, Yasar Erkan won the gold medal in the 61 kg category wrestling.
Yasar Erkan have tears of joy ...
Because he knew that the flag of his country, the Republic of Turkey is rising for the first time in the Olympic games, the first time our national anthem was rested by a crowd of people...
