Istanbul announces bid to host 2020 Olympics

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces Istanbul’s bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, adding that government will legislate special laws dedicated to Olympic Games to speed up the investments and tenders. Unfazed by four failed bids so far, Istanbul will again bid to bring the Olympic Games to Turkey’s largest city, the prime minister said Saturday, announcing the metropolis’ intention to land the 2020 games. “We are here today to declare to the world our candidacy for the 2020 Olympic Games, which we consider extremely important for our country and people,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in his televised remarks.