In Turkey, where the unemployment rates are at 12 per cent and the minimum wage is on the hunger threshold, money flows to the stadiums, not to the citizens. Having set out with the goal of hosting international tournaments, Turkey has buried wealth almost 11 stadiums opened in recent years and stadiums planned to open in the coming years.
DEBT MONEY SPENDING TO THE WRONG INVESTMENTS
Since Turkey's domestic savings and capital accumulation do not seem to be sufficient, Turkey is financing the growth of the economy continuously with external sources, so debt financing. Turkey, which is trying to grow with debt money, is unable to allocate its scarce resources to the right areas. Money spent on the wrong places can not be a remedy for unemployment.
Factories instead of stadiums
The unemployment rate which exploded with the 2009 global crisis was 14% while the number of unemployed was 3.47 million. 9.2% (2.52 million) in 2012, 9.7% (2.75 million) in 2013, 9.9% (2.85 million) in 2014, 11.9% (3.04 million) in 2010, 9.8% The unemployment rate of 10.3% (3.06 million) in 2015 reached the summit of the last 7 years with 12.1% (3.67 million unemployed) as of October 2016. These figures also indicate the necessity of doing "factory instead of stat".
Turkey, which has frequently announced its candidacy for organizing international tournaments, has been setting up stadiums all over the country. While the "budget" is being foregrounded in order to raise the minimum budget, the "limited resources" for opening the stadium are directed to the green field on the tap. Turkey was also a candidate for the tournament in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and after the decision to play in the country the difference of matches from the 2020 candidacy was given up. Turkey, which has delivered the candidates' files in the last four champions with the promised statues, has not won the right to host.
Only one stadium was ready for EURO 2016 nomination
Turkey's 2016 European Football Championship in 2010, submitted to the UEFA candidacy file, the match will be played in 9 cities in the statue of the plan was announced. Only one of the 9 statues of that day was completed (Kayseri Kadir Has) and the construction works were in the Türk Telekom Arena. At that time, statues in İzmir, Konya, Antalya, Bursa, Eskişehir and Ankara were in project stage. The 9 stadiums announced in 2010 are now open, while the new stadiums in Izmir and Ankara are in the project phase.
30 stadiums in 3 years
30 stadium studies were conducted in Turkey in the last 3 years, under the leadership of the Ministry of Youth and Sports. In the process, 11 new modern stadiums were opened, and it is expected that 9 stadiums openings will be made this year. There are 10 stadiums in progress and in the project phase.
Stadiums over 25 thousand capacities
In addition to 30 stadiums projects in recent years, Turkey has major stadiums such as Kayseri Kadir Has, Turk Telekom Arena and Ülker Stadium. Within the borders of the country there are 14 modern stadiums over the capacity of 25 thousand spectators. The number of new stats over this capacity will rise to 22 in the near future. There are also 7 stats in the project phase.