Horse breeding and racing in Turkey is about to get a boost, with the valuable sector planning to build 23 new racetracks across the country. “Turkey currently has nine horse tracks. We have made requests to municipalities to open new ones and most of them have responded positively. We now plan to build 23 new horse tracks across Turkey,” Turkish Jockey Club President Yasin Kadri Ekinci told the Hurriyet Daily News. The first of the tracks would be built in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya, the Black Sea province of Samsun, and the Central Anatolian province of Konya. “Actually, almost all provinces should have a horse track. These facilities should also involve spaces for people to do sports, to go for a picnic, to listen to concerts, and to see art exhibitions,” Ekinci said. He said the horse breeding sector in Turkey had made over $26 billion in revenue over the past decade.
