# SPORTS Following in the footsteps of the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who said, "I want Turkish youth to be strong through sports," we place sports at the heart of our education system. We know that education does not consist of the positive sciences alone, and that sports are an important factor in fostering students' development and improving their academic performance. We also offer them opportunities to take up a new hobby in their lives. Our physical education teachers discover our students at an early age and guide them toward the sports discipline best suited to their abilities. In this way, we believe our students become citizens who have experienced a culture of sports and are poised to keep it alive. We believe in the uniting and unifying power of sports. Through team sports such as football, basketball, volleyball, and handball, and individual sports such as chess, cycling, tennis, and swimming, we both create an environment of healthy competition and instill in them a sense of teamwork and sharing.