Reaction to the privatization of ski centers: In Erzurum, a group of athletes, ski teachers and coaches, including nationals, reacted to the wage practice initiated after the privatization of Konaklı Ski Center facilities.
Athletes without using gondola, walking on the runway by taking the ski equipment in their hands, trained here.
Temel Yavuz, the ski coach, said in a statement, the only purpose is to train athletes, the application of wage-striking coup.
Yavuz, who claimed that a wall was built in front of raising national and successful skiers in Erzurum, continued as follows:
"He has to cut the front of the kids if you want to train successful athletes in Turkey. Here these kids to ski and ski equipment which sole purpose is to achieve success in taking part in the race on behalf of Turkey to walk off the track in his hand. Such a practice hits the sport. Our only goal is to train athletes, we have no other goals. We demand help from the state elders. This problem should somehow be resolved. None of the kids skiing here are rich kids. Either we will quit this job or it will continue. We have no intention of quitting anyway. If it continues like this, we will keep our equipment on our back and continue skiing. "
Engin Polat, the coaches said that if the wage application continues, the athletes will have the possibility of getting sick because they carry the material on their backs.
Polat, skiers who can not use the gondola climbing the runway said it was regrettable.
National skier Yusuf Ziya Eren stated that walking the track tired them and said, “I have been racing for the national team for years and I am a national athlete, but I do not know what to do in the face of such a practice. All we want is to slide on the track. Why is this not allowed. "I do not understand what kind of application to demand wages from national team athletes."