Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics offers an opportunity for the games to be staged for the first time on two continents and in a secular Muslim country, leaders of the Turkish candidacy said ...

Suat Kılıç claimed that their bid offers innovative offer to the Olympic Movement, creating a legacy of harmony across the region by harnessing the promise of Turkey's young population, its robust ...

Hasan Arat (pictured top), the leader of Istanbul 2020, led a highly-polished presentation, alongside Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports Suat Kılıç, London 2012 flagbearer Neslihan Demir Darnel and ...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul welcomed the IOC's evaluation committee to Istanbul on Sunday, reaffirming the government's commitment to staging the 2020 Olympic Games and pledging to ''deliver on ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — President Abdullah Gul has reiterated the Turkish government’s commitment to staging the 2020 Olympics in Istanbul, saying the country will “deliver on promises.” Gul spoke at a ...