Turkish Federation President Says Olympiad Bid Money Was Spent Legitimately
By DYLAN LOEB MCCLAINThe president of the Turkish Chess Federation denied Thursday that his group paid delegates to support Turkey’s successful bid to play host to the 2012 Chess Olympiad.
The president, Ali Nihat Yazici, said in a statement that the money spent on the bid paid for gifts, souvenirs, a booth to lobby delegates and transportation and accommodations for Turkey’s delegation at the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, where the 2012 event was awarded. His statement appeared on the Web site Chessdom.com.
On Wednesday, Gambit quoted an auditor’s report saying that the Turkish federation paid the expenses of delegates from other countries to support its bid for the Olympiad.
Gambit tried to contact Mr. Yazici several times by e-mail and by phone before the article was published, but he did not respond.
In the auditor’s statement concerning the Turkish federation’s finances, a footnote said some of the money was spent on the expenses of delegates from other federations. In an e-mail, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of the World Chess Federation, said that sort of behavior would violate its rules.
In his statement, Mr. Yazici said the Gambit article was orchestrated by his political opponents within the Turkish federation, which is meeting Saturday.
The president, Ali Nihat Yazici, said in a statement that the money spent on the bid paid for gifts, souvenirs, a booth to lobby delegates and transportation and accommodations for Turkey’s delegation at the 2008 Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, where the 2012 event was awarded. His statement appeared on the Web site Chessdom.com.
On Wednesday, Gambit quoted an auditor’s report saying that the Turkish federation paid the expenses of delegates from other countries to support its bid for the Olympiad.
Gambit tried to contact Mr. Yazici several times by e-mail and by phone before the article was published, but he did not respond.
In the auditor’s statement concerning the Turkish federation’s finances, a footnote said some of the money was spent on the expenses of delegates from other federations. In an e-mail, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of the World Chess Federation, said that sort of behavior would violate its rules.
In his statement, Mr. Yazici said the Gambit article was orchestrated by his political opponents within the Turkish federation, which is meeting Saturday.
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