{"id":56701,"date":"2015-02-24T18:17:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T16:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=56701"},"modified":"2015-02-24T18:17:43","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T16:17:43","slug":"turkish-airlines-becomes-official-sponsor-of-sarajevo-fc-56701","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/turkish-airlines-becomes-official-sponsor-of-sarajevo-fc-56701\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airlines becomes official sponsor of Sarajevo FC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TurkishTurkish Airlines has become the official sponsor of Sarajevo FC, one of the biggest and most famous football clubs in the Balkans.<\/h1>\n

Sarajevo players will wear the official Turkish Airlines logo on their jerseys under the three-and-a-half year sponsorship agreement signed in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ziya Taskent, senior director for marketing and sale in Turkish Airlines said: “Because of our historical ties with this country, Sarajevo is for us a special place.<\/p>\n

“We hope that this agreement will help in further strengthening relations and cooperation between the two countries.”<\/p>\n

‘Honest work’<\/h2>\n

Sarajevo FC General Director Dino Selimovic said: “Sarajevo FC has had financial problems for a long time, but we have done a lot of honest work and today we have a global brand that has decided to cooperate with us.<\/p>\n

“I believe this will help us to achieve our goals.”<\/p>\n

Sarajevo chairman Edis Kusturica, said the agreement was one of the most significant moments in the recent history of the club.<\/p>\n

He said: “This business event shows that Bosnia is not a black hole, and we show that decent work can find partners outside Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n

“I hope we send a positive message to other companies in the world to invest in our club and also in our country.”<\/p>\n

New jerseys<\/h2>\n

Kusturica and Taskent formally presented new Turkish Airline jerseys to Sarajevo FC after the signing ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Turkish Ambassador to Sarajevo, Cihad Erginay; Sarajevo FC head coach, Meho Kodro; members of the Board of Sarajevo FC and numerous guests and friends of the club attended the event.<\/p>\n

Turkish Airlines, one of the world’s largest airlines, is well known in the world of sports, especially in football and basketball.<\/p>\n

The carrier had initially flown only three flights a week to Sarajevo but last year increased them to 18, making it the airline with the most flights to the Bosnian capital. (Anadolu Agency)<\/p>\nError, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 9)<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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