Burhan Sili, the Chairman of the Alanya Tourism Operators Association, stated that in 2019, approximately 15,000 licensed athletes came to Alanya for more than 50 national and international sports organizations.
Burhan Sili, the President of the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD), who is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Türkiye Turizm Tanıtım ve Geliştirme Ajansı (TTGA) and the Türkiye Otelciler Federasyonu (TÜROFED), stated that approximately 15,000 licensed athletes came to Alanya for more than 50 national and international sports organizations in 2019. President Sili emphasized that this figure does not include administrators, referees, technical teams, family members accompanying the athletes, and athletes staying in Alanya for training camps. He stated that sports tourism makes significant contributions to the country's economy, aiming to extend the season and increase occupancy rates and per capita income during the spring and winter months. "The tourism sector is a very important sector that contributes to the country's economy, covers a significant portion of the current account deficit, is classified as local exports, and is one of the lifelines of our foreign exchange inflows. We aim to reach wider audiences through international promotion and planning, especially for sports tourism. Alanya, which offers both climate and accommodation diversity, aims to break records in sports tourism in 2020. We would like to thank the Alanya Municipality and the Alanya Youth and Sports District Directorate personnel for their significant contributions to these efforts." The main sports branches organized nationally and internationally in Alanya are as follows: cycling, mountain biking, triathlon, volleyball, basketball, marathon, running, swimming, surfing, football, futsal, handball, Strongman, paragliding, wrestling, fishing, Muay Thai, tennis, field hockey, and indoor hockey.