ABOUT US

SAYOKAN DÜNYA FEDERASYONU

Sayokan World Federation

Establishment

Sayokan World Federation was founded by "Yabgu" Nihat YİĞİT on December 12, 2005. It is the first private federation established in Türkiye in the field of martial arts. It is a federation that creates its budget and carries out its activities with its own internal forces, without receiving support from any government institution, private organization or private sector.

Our Federation Presidents

We have come to these days thanks to the material and moral efforts of our federation presidents and board members since the date of its establishment.

"Yabgu" Nihat YİĞİT

1 Year. Founding President

Oktay BARIŞ

Businessman - 1 Year

Prof.Dr.Ünal ÖZDEMİR

6 Years. Currently HONORARY PRESIDENT

A. Yaşar TANRIVERDİ

Businessman - 9 Years and currently in office

Board of Dırectors

A. Yaşar TANRIVERDİ

President

Nihat YİĞİT

Vice President

Mehmet Z. SANCAR

Vice President

Prof. Dr. Fatih AYDIN

Gen.Secretary

Prof. Dr. Osman ÇEPNİ

accountant

Mahmaut ARSLAN

Member

Halil KOZANOĞLU

Member

Tuna KOLBAŞI

Member

Mustafa B. DOKGÖZ

Member

Şefik GÜLTEN

SWF Cultural Ambassador

AUDIT BOARD

Prof.Dr. Güzin KANTÜRK YİĞİT

President

Fatma ÖZTÜRK DENİZ

Member

Mehmet döker

Member

SUBSIDIARY BOARDS

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Nihat YİĞİT

PRESIDENT

Murat ÇEKİÇ

MEMBER

Ali MÜLAYİM

MEMBER

Mustafa DOKGÖZ

MEMBER

Cesur KUŞKAYA

MEMBER

CENTRAL REFEREE BOARD

Halil KOZANOĞLU

PRESIDENT

Mahmut ARSLAN

MEMBER

A. Turan YURDAKAN

MEMBER

Yakup YALÇIN

MEMBER

Kadir KÖSEOĞLU

MEMBER

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Prof.Dr. Güzin KANTÜRK YİĞİT

PRESIDENT

Prof.Dr. Fatih AYDIN

MEMBER

"Yabgu" Nihat YİĞİT

MEMBER

"Ediz Tanyu" Halil KOZANOĞLU

MEMBER

"Talutay" Tuna KOLBAŞI

MEMBER

DISCIPLINARY BOARD

Mustafa KAYNAK

PRESIDENT

Sedat BOZLAK

MEMBER

Mahmut ARSLAN

MEMBER

FOUNDER OF SAYOKAN and YESÜKEN

"YABGU" NİHAT YİĞİT

He is the founder of Turkish Martial Art-Sayokan and Turkish Sword Art-Yesüken. He started martial arts with Tae Kwon Do in 1973. He continued with Shaolin Kung-Fu from 1976 to 1981. From 1979 to 1981, he was in some European countries for martial arts. After returning to Türkiye in 1981, He was a student of the great master Ferhat ÖZSERT, and under his tutelage he practiced the Japanese martial art Kyokushin Karate and Ashihara Karate in 1986. Later, he continued with Ashihara Karate under his teacher. In 1990, he went to Japan and specialized in Ashihara Karate. During this period, he also went to Korea, China and Thailand and did research on the martial arts of these countries.

"Yabgu" Nihat YİĞİT left Ashihara Karate in 2001 and directed all his work and work to Sayokan and Yesüken, which he founded. More detailed information with "Yabgu" Nihat YİĞİT; www.nihatyigit.com adresinden ulaşabilirsiniz.>