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Athletes who are born in a different country butwho pass and represent citizenship of anothercountry are called as “transfer of allegiance of athletes”.The recruitment of talented and successful athletesis an emerging reality in the globalizing world.Particularly, these athletes that we encounteredhigh numbers in the Olympic Games cause debatein the sports area. When national and internationalliterature was investigated, many newspaper reportsand/or articles about the transfers of allegiance ofathletes can be found. However, there are limited scientificbased studies on the subject. Therefore, thepurpose of this study was two-fold: a) to examine therole of transfer of allegiance among the athletes inthe world and inTurkey and b) to examine the effectsof changing allegiance of athletes on the OlympicGames. Descriptive research methodology was usedto examine a) the historical development of transfersof allegiance in the Olympic Games, b) the laws andregulations for transfers of allegiance, c) the role ofchanging allegiance of athletes in the world and inTurkey, and d) the effects of transfers of allegianceof athletes on the Olympic Games. It is revealed thatthe number of studies should be increased to produceappropriate policies related to transfers of allegiance.In addition, it is wrong to develop policiesonly depending on transfers of allegiance. Instead ofthis, appropriate action plans should be promoted todevelop infrastructure and training opportunities forour athletes. Furthermore, sports culture in our countryshould be encouraged