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(Sözcü Newspaper, 3 January 2026)
A win is standing back up.
A bocce team formed from residents of a nursing home in Edremit
district of Van aims to win first place in this year's Turkish
championship. The Edremit Nursing Home Bocce Team, formed
with the participation of nursing home residents, competed in the
"60+ Adults Bocce Tournament" this year, winning 6 out of 8
matches against teams from Artvin, Ardahan, Kars, and Ağrı.
The four-person team, aged between 61 and 76, finished first in
their group and qualified for the Turkish championship to be held
in Antalya. The team, which trains three days a week in the nursing
home's training hall under the supervision of sociologist and team
coach Ferit Kadaş, aims to win first place in the Turkish
championship.
It's all about strategy...
Ekrem Koçak, a 70-year-old bocce team player, told an AA reporter
that he first encountered bocce at the nursing home. Stating that he
had previously participated in tournaments, Koçak said, "I had gone
to Antalya for a tournament before. I came in third there. We
participated in the competitions again this year. We are traveling to
Antalya. We eliminated our opponents in the group stage. Our goal in
the championship is to be on the podium, finishing first or second.
We want to return with our heads held high."
New Yorkers eager to meet Edremit in the Olympics this year.
Cemil Selman, 61, who said he played bocce for the first time at the
nursing home, said, "I learned bocce here thanks to the people at the
nursing home. We eliminated our opponents in the group stage and
came here. I am very excited to go to Antalya. Hopefully, we will be
champions there."
76-year-old Şaban Şabanoğlu, who said he had recently moved to the
nursing home, stated, "We started playing bocce with our friends here.
We have a great time together. When we go to competitions, we also
get the opportunity to visit the historical sites of those places. We are
very excited to go to Antalya. We are going there to win."
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