President Erdoğan congratulates world champion Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı

President Erdoğan congratulates world champion Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated national athlete Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı, who won the gold medal at the Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, over the phone.

President Erdoğan congratulated national athlete Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı, who achieved a historic success, as the world champion, over the phone.

Ayşe Begüm Onbaşı, who has become the first Turkish athlete to win gold in the senior category at the aerobic gymnastics world championships, said, "We have shown the strength of Turkish women. I would like to thank you once again for your support for Turkish sports and the Gymnastics Federation."

In the post shared on his Twitter account, President Erdoğan said “Türkiye is proud of you, my daughter Ayşe. I sincerely wish you and all of my young children continued success. I salute you with affection. To many championships.” 

A video from the medal ceremony of Onbaşı was also included in the post shared by President Erdoğan.