Özet:

The activities that are defined as sports have come today after experiencing some changing and transformation. Modern sports that are fed by the sports peculiar to west and by the traditional ones can be classified as "the lost" from the past to today and as "the alive" that are traditional. In this study, in the context of the general characteristics of traditional Turkish sports, it is aimed to take attention to the changes and transformations of these sports and to have some conclusions by applying to the practices of past and today. When the past and present practices of traditional Turkish sports are examined, it is observed that there have been some changes and transformations. In those changes of traditional Turkish sports, it is possible to see the reflections of the characteristics of modern sports in the practices of today. The change and transformation of traditional Turkish sports cause deformation of the traditional and authentic structure of traditional sports as they become similar to modern sports.

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