Turkish prime minister due in UK

After the inauguration ceremony on July 27, the two premiers are scheduled to watch the basketball game between Turkey and Angola's national women's teams.

The London Olympics mark various firsts for Turkey. The country will be represented in several sports from which it has been absent in previous editions of the world's premier sporting event, including badminton and gymnastics. Turkish athletes will compete in a total of 16 disciplines, also a first.

Another major breakthrough for the nation is that women now outnumber men on the Olympic team. This is mostly due to the national volleyball and basketball teams, which both won the right to participate in the Games.