Istanbul 2020 bidders remain confident of support

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Istanbul 2020 Penawar tetap yakin sokongan

by Alifhafisin | Suara Rakyat@1WORLDCommunity

Photo: AP remaja Turki berjalan semasa protes di Ankara, Turki, AHAD, 2 Jun, 2013. Perdana Menteri Turki Recep Tayyip Erdogan pada hari Ahad menolak dakwaan bahawa beliau adalah seorang "diktator," menolak penunjuk perasaan sebagai pinggir pelampau, bahkan beribu-ribu kembali ke mercu tanda Istanbul persegi yang telah menjadi tapak sengit cetusan anti-kerajaan dalam tahun-tahun.

Photo: AP young Turks walk during a protest in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday rejected claims that he is a "dictator," dismissing protesters as an extremist fringe, even as thousands returned to the landmark Istanbul square that has become the site of the fiercest anti-government outburst in years.

Photo: AP polis menggunakan meriam air dan gas pemedih mata sebagai cahaya penunjuk perasaan kawasan dengan cahaya laser hijau semasa hari ke-3 negara protes anti-kerajaan berhampiran pejabat Perdana Menteri di kawasan Besiktas di Istanbul, lewat Ahad, 2 Jun, 2013. Protes di Istanbul dan beberapa bandar-bandar Turki nampaknya telah reda, selepas hari pertempuran sengit berikutan tindakan keras polis pada perhimpunan aman. Demonstrasi berkembang daripada kemarahan atas tindakan keras polis ganas bantahan alam sekitar yang damai di Taksim Square, Istanbul dan merebak ke bandar-bandar Turki.

Photo: AP police use a water cannon and tear gas as protesters light the area with a green laser light during the third day of nationwide anti-government protest near the Prime Minister's office at Besiktas area in Istanbul, late Sunday, June 2, 2013. Protests in Istanbul and several other Turkish cities appear to have subsided, after days of fierce clashes following a police crackdown on a peaceful gathering. The demonstrations grew out of anger over a violent police crackdown of a peaceful environmental protest at Istanbul's Taksim Square and spread to other Turkish cities.

Photo: AP api polis rusuhan, kerana mereka bertembung dengan penunjuk perasaan, berhampiran bekas istana Uthmaniyyah, Dolmabahce, di mana Perdana Menteri Turki Recep Tayyip Erdogan mengekalkan pejabat di Istanbul, Turki. Protes di Istanbul, Ankara dan beberapa bandar-bandar Turki nampaknya telah reda Ahad, selepas hari pertempuran sengit berikutan tindakan keras polis pada perhimpunan aman seperti penunjuk perasaan mengecam apa yang mereka lihat sebagai style autoritarian Perdana Menteri Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Photo: AP Riot police fire, as they clash with protestors, near the former Ottoman palace, Dolmabahce, where Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintains an office in Istanbul, Turkey. Protests in Istanbul, Ankara and several other Turkish cities appear to have subsided Sunday, after days of fierce clashes following a police crackdown on a peaceful gathering as protesters denounced what they see as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian style.

(Tinjauan 1WC'sChannel 2013) ISTANBUL (AP) - Promoter Istanbul tawaran untuk menjadi tuan rumah Sukan Olimpik 2020 tetap yakin orang Turki bersatu di sebalik kempen mereka walaupun sengit protes anti-kerajaan di seluruh negara pada hari kebelakangan ini.

Demonstrasi berkembang daripada kemarahan atas tindakan keras polis ganas bantahan alam sekitar yang damai di Taksim Square, Istanbul dan merebak ke bandar-bandar Turki. Kerajaan berkata kira-kira 1,000 orang telah ditahan semasa protes. Beratus-ratus cedera dalam pertempuran.

"Walaupun peristiwa-peristiwa baru-baru ini, semua bahagian Turki kekal bersatu dalam impian kita untuk menjadi tuan rumah pertama negara kita pernah Olimpik dan Sukan Paralimpik pada tahun 2020," kata Istanbul 2020 penyokong dalam satu kenyataan hari ini. "Slogan untuk tawaran Olimpik kami adalah 'Bridge Bersama' dan ada keinginan yang sama untuk bersatu dalam semangat Olimpik dan menunjukkan kepada DUNIA bahawa kita boleh bekerjasama untuk Turki yang lebih baik."

Pihak penganjur tawaran mengatakan mereka sedang memantau demonstrasi di Istanbul "berhati-hati", dan manakala mereka disokong oleh "semangat masyarakat yang positif dalam membantu untuk membersihkan dan membaiki kerosakan," keadaan masih cecair.

Istanbul bersaing dengan Madrid dan Tokyo bagi hak untuk mengadakan 2020 Summer Games, dengan Jawatankuasa Olimpik Antarabangsa bersedia untuk memilih bandar tuan rumah dalam undi pada bulan September. Ketiga-tiga pasukan tawaran membuat persembahan untuk persidangan SportAccord di St Petersburg, Rusia, minggu lalu - setiapnya mendakwa untuk menjadi pilihan yang paling selamat dan terjamin dari segi kewangan.

Istanbul membida kali ke-5. "Pada masa lalu, Turki tawaran untuk permainan sebagai sebuah negara membangun," kata Istanbul tawaran pemimpin Hasan Arat persidangan itu minggu lepas. "Kali ini, Turki membida sebagai sebuah negara yang muncul."

IOC penilaian komisen akan mengeluarkan laporan pada 25 Jun menilai 3 tawaran dan bandar-bandar calon akan membuat persembahan secara langsung kepada ahli-ahli IOC di Lausanne, Switzerland pada 3 Julai.

(REVIEW 1WC’sChannel 2013) ISTANBUL (AP) - Promoters of Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics remain confident the Turkish people are united behind their campaign despite fierce anti-government protests around the country in recent days.

The demonstrations grew out of anger over a violent police crackdown of a peaceful environmental protest at Istanbul's Taksim Square and spread to other Turkish cities. The government said some 1,000 people were detained during the protests. Hundreds were injured in the clashes.

"Despite these recent events, all sections of Turkey remain united in our dream to host our nation's first ever Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020," Istanbul 2020 backers said in a statement Sunday. "The slogan for our Olympic bid is 'Bridge Together' and there is a common desire to unite in the Olympic spirit and show the world that we can work together for a better Turkey."

The bid organizers say they're monitoring the demonstrations in Istanbul "very carefully" and, while they're buoyed by the "positive community spirit in helping to clean up and repair damage," the situation remains fluid.

Istanbul is vying with Madrid and Tokyo for the right to stage the 2020 Summer Games, with the International Olympic Committee set to select the host city in a vote in September. All three bid teams made presentations to the SportAccord conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, last week - each claiming to be the safest and most financially secure choice.

Istanbul is bidding for the fifth time. "In the past, Turkey bid for the games as an emerging nation," Istanbul bid leader Hasan Arat told the conference last week. "This time, Turkey is bidding as an emerged nation."

The IOC evaluation commission will issue a report on June 25 assessing the three bids and the candidate cities will make presentations directly to IOC members in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 3.