Turkey MotoFest, which has become the festival of Turkey, is in its 101st year in the lands where the Great Offensive began and the "100th" celebration is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Republic. The year started with “Motorcycle Riding”. “500th Anniversary” with 100 motorcycles coming from different cities of Turkey, especially Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Antalya, Konya, Kayseri. "Year Motorcycle Ride" was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Afyonkarahisar Governorship, Afyonkarahisar Municipality, TMF, Anadolu Motor and Nature Sports Club.
New record with 11 concerts
This year, the festival's traditional Turkey MotoFest Concerts, which attracted great attention, hosted 5 artists in 11 days. The concerts where Can Gox, Işın Karaca, Güliz Ayla, Oğuzhan Koç, Göknur, Gülden Karaböcek, Ferhat Göçer, Zara, Emre Aydın, Öykü Gürman, Emircan İğrek took the stage attracted great attention.
In the special concert "Respect to the Masters", Gülden Karaböcek, one of the important voices of Turkey, sang timeless songs with the audience at the Turkey MotoFest Concerts.
The 100th Anniversary Jetsurf Cup, held at Turkey MotoFest within the scope of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, attracted great attention.
In the 100th Anniversary Jetsurf Cup supported by Izeltaş, which was held in four stages, after intense competition, İsmail Kaptanoğlu won the first place, Murat Yorgancılar took the second place and Mertcan Tunca took the third place.
Have fun with MXGP fan club
MXGP Fan Club, which started to be held as a part of MXGP Turkey, played the official MXGP game, with Afyonkarahisar as the most played stage, and various events were organized. With the event attracting great attention, the spirit of MXGP was felt more at Türkiye MotoFest.
Stars of the future are trained with the MXGP academy
MXGP Academy, which trains athletes for world championships in the motocross branch, was held in Turkey before MXGP Turkey, which is considered one of the most important races in the world. 65 and 85 cc racers to the MXGP Academy Mert Akkafa, Emin Hıd, Uluç Taşöz, Aslan Osmanpaşaoğlu, Enes Yıldız, Emir Abay, Çağatay Çoklar, Hasan Hüseyin Baş, Çağan Kumbul, Yağız Kaya, Poyraz Bor, Efe Okur, Berat Şenkalaycı, Kerem Yılmaz and Ali Akkafa participated.
At the MXGP Academy, successful young motocross riders participating in the Turkish Championships are given the chance to improve their riding skills and learn what is needed to be professionally successful in the FIM World Motocross Championship.
MXGP's record stage MXGP Türkiye
MXGP Turkey, known as the champions' stage of MXGP, the most important race in the history of world motocross held under the auspices of the Presidency, was watched by nearly 180 billion people in 3.5 countries.
The World Motocross Championship (MXGP Turkey), which is among the most important organizations of the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) and determines the best of motocross, one of the most watched races in the world, was completed in Afyonkarahisar for the 5th time in 6 years under the auspices of the Presidency. 23 racers from 124 countries participated in the race held at Afyonkarahisar Motor Sports Center, whose track and paddock area were awarded as the best in the world.
It was announced that more than 400 thousand spectators came to MXGP Turkey and Türkiye MotoFest. Kawasaki's New Zealander Courtney Duncan, who won the last race of the World Women's Motocross Championship in the race broadcast in 180 countries, became the champion. In the EMX250 European Motocross Championship, Yamaha's Italian Andrea Bonacorsi declared his championship in Afyonkarahisar, although there was one race left.
This year, in MXGP, on behalf of Turkey, Galip Alp Baysan in MXGP, Irmak Yıldırım and Selen Tınaz in MXWOMEN, Ata Yağız Kuzu, Efe Kemal Hıd, Ömer Uçum, Yiğit Ali Selek, Beytullah Gurur, Mehmet Emin Musaoğlu in the European Motocross Championship. 10 Turkish racers competed, including Mehmet Yiğit Kara.
Hibya News Agency
