Olympics Preparation Centers of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Olimpiyat Hazırlık Merkezleri, TOHM) are facilities governed by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to support sportspeople prearing to shape the future of Turkish sports, especially to train future Olympic athletes.
[1][4] The centers are located in the provinces of Ankara, Adana, Antalya, Artvin, Bolu, Bursa, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kocaeli, Konya, Mersin, Rize, Sakarya, Samsun and Trabzon, usw.
These determined criteria can be updated in order to increase success by evaluating the sports development of the athletes.
Athlete selection criteria may vary according to the technical characteristics and performance age of each branch.
In the centers, expert dietitians prepare daily nutrition programs that will meet the energy and nutrient needs of athletes.
Expert psychologists work to increase the performance and success levels of athletes, and to prepare them psychologically for competitions.