Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Health Sciences Faculty, Department of Sports Sciences held a panel titled “The Past and Future of An Elite Sportsperson”. Beşiktaş legend Metin Tekin, nicknamed Yellow Storm and successful Turkish Cypriot volleyball player and Turkish National Team player Ali Osman Nurettin were speakers at the event.
EMU Health Sciences Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Mehtap Malkoç was the moderator of the panel that took place on Wednesday, the 17th of May 2017 at 14:30. Participation to the panel which took place at the Health Sciences Faculty Amphitheatre was considerably high.
During the panel, Tekin and Nurettin spoke about Turkish football’s past and future as well as elite sportspeople and professionalism. Answering audience's questions throughout the panel, Tekin and Nurettin were presented a plaque of appreciation by Vice Rector for Student Affairs Prof. Dr. M. Yaşar Özden.
Visit to Prof. Dr. Osam
Before the panel, Tekin and Nurettin visited EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam in his office speaking about sports in Cyprus and the TRNC. Also present during the visit were Rector’s Coordinator Asst. Prof. Dr. Arif Akkeleş and Health Sciences Faculty Dean Prof. Dr. Mehtap Malkoç. Expressing his satisfaction regarding being at EMU, Tekin presented Prof. Dr. Osam and Prof. Dr. Malkoç a signed Beşiktaş jersey. At the end of the visit, Prof. Dr. Osam handed Tekin a unique Cypriot Lefkara frame.