Öztürk, Akif Ertuğrulİssisu, Bekir SamiAyçiçek, BerkayCantürk, GülinKulaksız, Şevket Kaan Emre2023-03-072023-03-072022http://hdl.handle.net/11693/112094This work is a student project of the Department of History, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University.The History of Turkey course (HIST200) is a requirement for all Bilkent undergraduates. It is designed to encourage students to work in groups on projects concerning any topic of their choice that relates to the history of Turkey. It is designed as an interactive course with an emphasis on research and the objective of investigating events, chronologically short historical periods, as well as historic representations. Students from all departments prepare and present final projects for examination by a committee, with 10 projects chosen to receive awards.Ankara : İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, 2022.Includes bibliographical references (page 17).Bisiklet sporu, Türkiye’ye 19. yüzyılın sonlarında tanıtılmıştır ve Türkiye’de yaygınlaşmaya başlaması 1970’lerde olmuştur. Araştırmamızda, bisiklet sporunun kalkındırıldığı yıllarda milli bisikletçi olan Süleyman Okur’un hayatını inceledik. 1946 doğumlu olup profesyonel bisikletçiliğe 1966’da başlayan Okur’un spor kariyerinde bisiklet sürmeyi seçmesinde yaşadığı coğrafya ve dönemin önemi araştırılmıştır. Okur’un bisiklet sürmeye yönelmesindeki en önemli faktörlerden biri Konyalı olmasıdır. Konya, düz jeomorfolojik yapıya sahip olmasıyla bisiklet sürmeye elverişlidir. Bu araştırmada, maddi zorluklar başta olmak üzere, zorluklarla geçirdiği spor kariyeri analiz edilmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra bu çalışmada, Süleyman Okur’ un hayatı merkeze alınarak Türkiye’de bisiklet sporunun tarihi ve geçen yıllar içinde gelişimi incelenmiştir.Riding a bicycle has been introduced to Turkey in the late nineteenth century and it has become popular in the 1970s. In our research, we have examined Süleyman Okur’s life, who had been a national athlete in the time period that riding a bicycle spread throughout Turkey. Okur was born in 1946 and started riding a bicycle professionally in 1966. In this study, the factors of the geographic features of the environment he grew up in is examined. Also, how the time period that he lived in has affected Okur’s decision to choose cycling was the concern of this paper.. Konya, which is a Turkish city where Okur grew up, has flat ground which is convenient for riding a bicycle, and also, Konya has the second longest cycle route. In the years that Okur represented Turkey, being a national athlete hadn’t provided any income economically hence Okur had to have another career other than being an athlete. To conclude, this study examines the history of the sport of riding a bicycle in Turkey and its development through the years by focusing on Süleyman Okur’s life.17 pagesTurkishCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlikeBisikletKonyaYarışAntrenmanMilli sporcu kariyeriStudent ProjectSPB4262