Özet:

The first name that comes to mind in sports history studies is undoubtedly Selim Sırrı Tarcan. In last period of the Ottoman Empire and the development of physical education and sport in the early years of the Republic of Turkey has made great contributions. Selim Sırrı both in the physical education and sports, had contributed variety of related books that he has written numerous articles in newspapers, magazines further serious efforts towards progress in Turkey's physical education by giving conferences. The purpose of this study in Turkey, one of the former names in sports history: writing in the Journal of Women is to make an assessment on Selim Sırrı Tarcan. In this context, the issues of the Women's Newspaper obtained from the Ankara National Library between 1947 and 1954 were scanned one by one and Selim Sırrı Tarcan's articles on sports in these issues were examined in detail. The study was limited between the years 1947-1954, since the newspaper started its publication in 1947 and Selim Sırrı Tarcan passed away on March 2, 1954.

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