BJK-BAU Sponsorship Agreement Signed

Bahçeşehir University has become the sponsor of the Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team. The team will compete in the League in the 2012-2013 season under the name "Beşiktaş Bahçeşehir University."

Continuing its support for sports and the arts, Bahçeşehir University (BAU) has joined forces with one of Türkiye's long-established sports clubs, Beşiktaş J.K. . With the sponsorship agreement signed between Bahçeşehir University and the Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team , the Beşiktaş Volleyball Team will compete in the Turkish Women's Volleyball League in the 2012-2013 season under the name Beşiktaş Bahçeşehir University Volleyball Team . Regarding the sponsorship agreement, Enver Yücel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bahçeşehir University, said: "We believe that educational institutions, and universities in particular, should contribute to sports and athletes. With this understanding, we have become a university that has achieved significant success in almost every branch of sport. Our Bahçeşehir University women's volleyball school team has brought us a Turkish championship and has successfully represented our country abroad. From now on, our support for sports as a university will continue at the club level and professionally. Since Bahçeşehir University's main campus is in Beşiktaş and Beşiktaş is the club we support at heart, we are delighted to sponsor our Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team. We believe that the Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team, backed by the support and strength of Bahçeşehir University, will achieve great success and make us all proud. Our support for sports as a university will continue."

"OUR COMPANION ON THE ROAD: BEŞİKTAŞ"

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Bahçeşehir University President Prof. Dr. Şenay Yalçın stated that, with the slogan "A World University in the Heart of Istanbul," they aim to be among the world's top 500 universities by the 100th anniversary of the Republic, and that with the projects they carry out they are getting one step closer to this goal every day. Yalçın said, "Bahçeşehir University having become a world brand brings us not only pride but also greater responsibilities. In addition to its scientific activities, our university successfully fulfills the responsibilities and duties a university should undertake in social, cultural and sports fields. As a university, we always strive to stand by sports and athletes. At our university, which continues its support for culture and sports, we are together with the pride and excitement of realizing a very important project. Now we are setting out on a new road, and we have a very important partner, a companion, by our side. In fact, not just a partner, but a huge community. One of our poets said: Without going into long descriptions, we say that our companion on the road is 'Beşiktaş,' 'Beşiktaş Sports Club!' We believe that this agreement will bring very beneficial results for both parties, and we hope this cooperation will continue to grow in other branches as well."