About Spor Istanbul
Spor Istanbul realize all its activities in order to ensure social impact through sport around the City of Istanbul.
Spor Istanbul puts social impact at the heart of its strategy, as of 2019, “social impact with the study “Management” survey among stakeholder groups and carried out “social impact analysis and measurement” by carrying out reporting studies. So, the “theory of change” that aims to create an active Istanbul that embraces sports as a way of life, was created. Spor Istanbul’s mission, vision, goals and objectives add meaning to deliver all its efforts to deliver inclusive sports services and organized sports events to Istanbul residents in line with the Theory of Change.
This strong background which makes sense of our activities, is compatible with the Sustainable Development Goals. Spor Istanbul aims to provide a sustainable service in terms of environment, society and governance. For this reason, the United Nations prioritizes working in accordance with the SDGs. Spor Istanbul directly contributes with its activities to the objectives of Healthy and Quality Life (SDG3) and Reducing Inequalities (SDG10), and indirectly to the objectives of Gender Equality (SDG5) and Quality Education (SDG4).
In order to improve the physical and mental health of the people of Istanbul, and to develop their skills, Spor Istanbul sets its priorities encouraging them to benefit from sports facilities and actively participating in the sports activities since 1989, when was founded 1989 as the affiliate company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Among its activities; operation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality sports facilities, national and international, sportive, touristic and cultural competitions, nature camp, conferences, seminars and European Union projects in the field of sports.
In addition, Spor Istanbul is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact as of September 2022 and the Weps (The Women’s Empowerment Principles) as of 2023.
Main working areas of Spor Istanbul:
• Creativity and innovation at the level of sport organizations and sport policies,
• Promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities and health,
• Supporting disadvantaged people with sports,
• Promoting of volunteering in sports,
• Supporting personal development of athletes and coaches,
• Promoting of sustainable in sport sector,
• Increasing knowledge and awareness regarding sport and physical activity,
• Increasing awareness of the role of sport in promoting social inclusion, equal opportunities, and a healthy lifestyle.
Spor Istanbul has extensive experience in organizing national and international organizations, and we organize the only intercontinental marathon in the world, the Istanbul Marathon.
Role of SportDrenthe within the EHLA project
Spor Istanbul’s role within the project is to ensure the implementation of an awareness campaign aimed at promoting physical activity in Work Package 4 (WP4). This work package focuses on increasing awareness of children’s, parents’, and sports instructors’ participation in sports and encouraging behavioral change in children.
Spor Istanbul, which will also be involved in the evaluation and measurement of the pilot program, is working on defining qualitative and quantitative indicators to assess the real impact of the awareness program.