Vice President Fuat Oktay met with the youth at the “Ankara Youth and Esports Festival” held at the ATO Congresium in Ankara. Stating that the services in the public sphere are also maintained in the digital environment during the pandemic process, Vice President Oktay said, “You are the one who knows best the point where digitalization has come and where it will go. I am a master of public space services within the scope of digitalization. We have experienced something that we have not experienced in 100 years and you have witnessed it. Services provided by the government. and services continued with digitalization. We had completed the infrastructure of this long ago. We moved all of the services provided by the state to its citizens to the virtual environment. Therefore, everyone’s life cycle has changed in the last two years. Their perspectives on life, their way of doing business have changed. Of course, we did not expect the epidemic, but the occasion of the epidemic We have put them into service,” he said.
“WE DO WHAT WE DO SO E-ATHLETES DO NOT EXPERIENCE”
Answering the question that e-sports players encounter visa problems while participating in tournaments abroad, Oktay used the following expressions:
“We are in a position that accepts e-sports as a sport and we have also established the federation of this sport. We are also creating an infrastructure in the legal field. We will do our part to ensure that you do not experience any problems, just as our athletes in other sports fields do not experience any problems. We represent the country. “If you’re going out to play, we will provide all kinds of convenience. The player needs to work very closely with the governorship of the province where he is located. If the athletes have systematic problems, we can solve the problem.”
Noting that the work on the internet infrastructure continues, Oktay stated that the necessary investments have been made with the Presidency Digital Transformation Office and relevant ministries. After the talk, Fuat Oktay, who plays computer games with professional e-sports players, was given a form with his name on it.
Ahmet Ince, who came to the festival from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, stating that he has been playing online games for a long time and is in e-sports teams, said, “There are a lot of talented players in Turkey. However, expensive equipment and internet infrastructure problems cause big problems.”
Expressing that there should be more such events in the capital, Gökruğ Oruç, one of the visitors of the festival, said, “I have been following e-sports for years. I was pleased that big teams met in such an environment in Ankara. I wanted to come and see this environment. I expect the continuation of events of this type to come.” spoke.