On February 26, in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met the athlete Gökdeniz Karadeniz.
The parties discussed the issues of interaction in popularization of sports, a healthy lifestyle, support for children's sports and other pressing issues.
During the meeting, Karadeniz left his autograph on a sports shirt with his number 61 and handed it to Minnikhanov. In his turn, Tatarstan President of Tatarstan proposed to hand over the souvenir to residential school № 4 in Kazan.
Karadeniz is a Turkish footballer who played as a midfielder in the Trabzonspor (Turkey) and Rubin (Kazan) clubs.