Research Article

The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey

Volume: 9 Number: 3 July 21, 2020
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The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey

Abstract


Athletes have to give up on activities, social life and the routines of daily life during their careers. In addition, they have to cope with stress created by difficult training and the anxiety to succeed. In this respect, athletes should not be considered only as athletic performance. They should be considered as individuals who display development and change physically, socially and cognitively as well as professionally. When all these are taken into consideration, the aim of this study is to investigate the thoughts and experiences of foreign female basketball players in Turkish Women’s Basketball League (10 teams players’) on basketball and their athletic life in Turkey. The study was conducted using qualitative research technique, and the data was obtained using semi-structured interview technique. The data obtained showed that the most frequent problem the female basketball players faced was not getting their payment on time. The fact that the teams do not have a professional structure, experiencing communication problems and not having a mentor to support them during this difficult process are among the other problems which draw attention. On the other hand, despite these difficulties, the female basketball players stated that they were pleased with the Turkish social structure and the services offered by clubs such as accommodation, nutrition and facilities. In addition, they have stated that there is a tolerant and friendly atmosphere in Turkey in contrast to racism and discrimination. To sum up, female basketball players’ thoughts on Turkey and Turkish basketball are generally positive.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 21, 2020

Submission Date

October 24, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 16, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 9 Number: 3

APA
Engin, S. G., Beşler, H. K., Çelik, V. O., & Çalışkan, K. (2020). The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 9(3), 1883-1896. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.637574
AMA
1.Engin SG, Beşler HK, Çelik VO, Çalışkan K. The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey. MJSS. 2020;9(3):1883-1896. doi:10.33206/mjss.637574
Chicago
Engin, Sabiha Gizem, Hamza Kaya Beşler, Veli Onur Çelik, and Kadir Çalışkan. 2020. “The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 9 (3): 1883-96. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.637574.
EndNote
Engin SG, Beşler HK, Çelik VO, Çalışkan K (July 1, 2020) The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 9 3 1883–1896.
IEEE
[1]S. G. Engin, H. K. Beşler, V. O. Çelik, and K. Çalışkan, “The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey”, MJSS, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 1883–1896, July 2020, doi: 10.33206/mjss.637574.
ISNAD
Engin, Sabiha Gizem - Beşler, Hamza Kaya - Çelik, Veli Onur - Çalışkan, Kadir. “The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 9/3 (July 1, 2020): 1883-1896. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.637574.
JAMA
1.Engin SG, Beşler HK, Çelik VO, Çalışkan K. The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey. MJSS. 2020;9:1883–1896.
MLA
Engin, Sabiha Gizem, et al. “The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 3, July 2020, pp. 1883-96, doi:10.33206/mjss.637574.
Vancouver
1.Sabiha Gizem Engin, Hamza Kaya Beşler, Veli Onur Çelik, Kadir Çalışkan. The Evaluation of Foreign Female Basketball Players’ Thoughts on Turkey, Turkish Culture and Their Professional Sports Life in Turkey. MJSS. 2020 Jul. 1;9(3):1883-96. doi:10.33206/mjss.637574

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