EXAMINING THE LEGACY OF LARGE-SCALE SPORTS EVENTS AS A GOVERNANCE ISSUE: A CASE STUDY FROM TRABZON, TURKEY

Büyük spor organizasyonlarının ev sahipliği, genellikle kent sakinleri açısından kısa süreli bir coşkunluk, kent için ise gelişmiş bir altyapı anlamı taşımaktadır. Bununla beraber, organizasyon ardından kalan borçlar, yeterince kullanılmayan tesisler ya da yerinden edilmiş topluluklar gibi olumsuz ve beklenmedik sonuçlar da gündeme gelebilir. Böylece, organizasyonla ilgili baştaki övgüler yerini tenkitlere bırakabilir, ya da başlangıçta çokça eleştirilen organizasyonlar başta düşünülenden daha olumlu etkiler yaratarak zamanla halk tarafından kabul görmeye başlayabilir. Spora kitlesel katılım ve sosyal yaşamdaki olumlu değişimler büyük spor organizasyonlarının uzun dönemde de başarılarını korumaları açısından iki önemli mirasıdır. Bu araştırma, EYOF 2011 Trabzon Gençlik Oyunlarının dört yıl sonrasında bu iki konuyu ele almaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar yoluyla elde edilmiştir. Amaçlı ve kolayda örneklem metotları kullanılarak toplam 50 mülakat yapılmıştır. Sonuçlar, oyunların kentte spora katılımı ve sosyal yaşamı etkilediği yönündedir

The hosting of large-scale sports events is usually identified with a short period of enthusiasm for residents and improved city infrastructure. However, negative and unexpected outcomes such as enormous debts, underused facilities or discontented communities may also come to the agenda in the aftermath of the events. Thus, the early praise for the events may fade away in time, or conversely, widely criticized events may begin to be approved by residents when they establish a more positive legacy than first thought. Grassroots sports participation and positive changes in public life are two significant legacies of major sports events to ensure their success in the longterm. This paper focuses on the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Trabzon 2011 Games and examines its two legacies--grassroots sports participation and public life--four years after the Games. The data were collected through semi-structured, open-ended interviews, and a total of 50 interviews based on a mix of purposive and convenience sampling was conducted. The results revealed an increase in grassroots sport participation and the emergence of a new mentality in the city.

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