The presentation of the Turkish National teams took place in the Yakut Hall of the WOW Hotel Convention Center. As the host of the Olympiad, Turkey has the right to join this event with three teams in each categories. This gave Turkey the chance to line up many strong teams, the Turkish Chess Federation chose a different path in the name of the future of chess in the country. Instead of naming the teams B and C, Turkish secondary teams are named after the coming important years and they are composed by young talented players.

The members of the Turkish A teams are strongest players of Turkey. The young talents of the 2016 team are following the path of their more experienced older brothers and sisters. Without any doubt, the most important symbolic value belongs to the 2023 teams. As the members of the youngest teams in the history of Chess Olympiads, these small giants with ages between eight and eleven should not be underestimated. 2023 is the 100th year of the Turkish Republic and this symbolic move shows the value devoted to the future of chess and is directed to spreading chess among children.

Ali Nihat Yazıci, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation, held the microphone for the players one by one and let them introduce themselves. Mr. Yazıcı was especially honored by the presence of the Ankara Deputy Emrehan Halıcı, who was the President of the Turkish Chess Federation back when the Olympiad had taken place in İstanbul for the first time in 2000, and the vice President of the Turkish Chess Federation Gulkiz Tulay.

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