In this study, which aims to investigate and discuss the boycotts in the modern Olympic Games in the historical process, the review model, which belongs to the qualitative research methods, was used. Looking at the Olympic Games from a sporting perspective, they are the most comprehensive and broadest set of activities in the world. The Games have important social, cultural, political and economic significance. The Summer Olympic Games are designed to enable nations to compete within the framework of universal values such as peace, brotherhood and equality. However, when analyzing the historical process of the modern Summer Olympic Games, the state to which the Olympic city belongs sees the Olympic Games as part of national politics. At the Olympics and beyond, the most basic form of political contestation is protest. Protest is a broad term that refers to a range of actions aimed at showing disapproval and/or persuading or forcing others to change their behavior. From peaceful demonstrations to hunger strikes, boycotts, and political violence, there is a range of protest forms. State actors primarily used the Olympics for political contestation during the World War and Cold War periods, which were dominated by great power politics. From all this, it can be concluded that the Olympic Games brought together all the countries of the world in accordance with the philosophy of Olympism, which led to the development of international relations and allowed each of the participating countries to act in accordance with their own interests in the political, economic and even social spheres. On the other hand, this situation shows that politics and interests exist even in areas of countries that are thought to be outside of politics.

Boycott, Olympic Games, Olympism.