Olimpiyatlara Aday Olan Şehirlerin Adaylık Süreçlerinin Farklı Değişkenler Açısından İncelenmesi (2020 Olimpiyatları Örneği)

Olympic games are considered as one of the most prestigious sports organizations in the world. In order to host the Olympic Games, countries are competing intensely while the economic and political power of these countries is of great importance in the candidacy. The countries that will host the Olympics are selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which is the authorized board after the candidate application, by evaluating the candidacy. The International Olympic Committee evaluates the candidate countries to host the Olympic Games, the vision, concept and legacy of the candidate city, sports and competition venues, olympic village, paralympic games, accommodation, transport, media operations, environment, safety and security, medical services and doping control, legal aspects, games governance and delivery, political and public support, marketing and finance criteria (IOC Factsheet of Host City Election, 2013). The aim of this study was to evaluate the candidacy process of the countries which are candidates for 2020 Olympic Games in line with some criteria in the International Olympic Committee “2020 Candidature Acceptance Procedure” and “Report of the 2020 Evaluation Commission”. The primary and secondary sources have been explored using the documentation method. As a result, when the general situation of the candidate countries is considered by all variables, it is seen that Istanbul is far behind its competitors when it comes to establishment, organization experience, national income per capita and the number of members in international sports organizations. The most important factor is the low number of members who will vote in the selection of candidate cities in order to influence the decision makers.