E-Sports take off in Turkey

Gaming culture is growing in Turkey, with players, teams, and tens of thousands of fans involved. Even the government is getting in on the act.

E-sports, or competitive computer gaming, is slowly becoming more mainstream throughout the world, and Turkey is no exception.
TRT World and Agencies

E-sports, or competitive computer gaming, is slowly becoming more mainstream throughout the world, and Turkey is no exception.

It's a recurring argument: is playing video games considered a sport?

With a new generation of children growing up with computers in their hands, it's almost inevitable to say, if it's not a sport now, it certainly will be.

And seeing where things are headed, the government in Turkey and developers alike are doing what they can to grow the gaming culture here.

TRT World's Lance Santos has more.

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