The Turkish sport in Democrat Party period (1950-1960)

After the end of the Second World War, the troubled period began with the Great Depression of 1929 was over. This situation made the world begin a period of relaxation on socio-economoic scale. In 1950 Democrat Party came to power in Turkey under this situation. This thesis, which focuses on how the sports management was shaped in the period of Democrat Party in Turkey, basicly deals with the process of the economic relief that was experienced throughout the world at that time and the reflections of it to the sports field in Turkey. In order to find a true answer to this question, in the first part of the thesis, so as to understand the existing sports structure which was taken over by Democrat Party, the general sitauation of sports management and sports activities during the Republican Peoples Party period is evaluated. In the second part of the thesis, the general characteristics , professionalization and institutionalization of football, which has been the most prominent sports activity during the Democrat Party period is examined. In the third chapter, which is at the same time th elast part of the thesis, the processes of branching and institutionalization in important sports branches apart from football is evaluated. As a result, it is observed that there is a great institutionalization, financial growth and nationwide process in the sports field like observed almost in every field during the Democrat Party period. It is expressed in this study that all this developments are the production of the relaxation period just after 1945 in the world and its reflections to Turkey which was also empowered diplomatically by Turkey's NATO membership, and also the results of Democrat Party's efforts arising from its mission and vision.