Ankara Arena

Ankara Arena
Ankara Spor Salonu
Construction

Location	Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates	39°56′16″N 32°50′38″E / 39.937847°N 32.843896°E / 39.937847; 32.843896Coordinates: 39°56′16″N 32°50′38″E / 39.937847°N 32.843896°E / 39.937847; 32.843896
Owner	Ankara Metropolitan Municipality
Capacity	10,400
Broke ground	June 17, 2009
Opened	April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23)^[1]
Construction cost	TRY 47.1 million (approx. € 20 million)
Architect	Yazgan Tasarım Mimarlık
Main contractors	Türkerler İnşaat
Tenants
Hacettepe Üniversitesi (TBL) Türk Telekom Basketbol (TBL) Optimum TED Ankara Kolejliler (TBL)

The Ankara Arena (Turkish: Ankara Spor Salonu), is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Ankara, Turkey that opened in April 2010. The seating capacity of the arena is 10,400 spectators.^[2] Built for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the new venue replaced the nearby Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall as the home of Turkish Basketball League clubs, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Türk Telekom Basketbol and Optimum TED Ankara Kolejliler.

In 2011, the arena hosted along with the Başkent Volleyball Hall the FIVB Girls Youth World Championship.

Matches of the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women were played at the arena between June 25-July 1.^[3]

International events

2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 12-19 August 2015^[4]

Concerts

Tarkan performed at the arena on November 6, 2010.

Inna performed as part of her INNA en Concert Tour on May 26, 2011.

Elton John performed as part of his Greatest Hits Tour on July 6, 2011.

References

↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/asia/turkey/ankara-spor-salonu/
↑ Turkey2010.FIBA.com - ANKARA - Arena.
↑ "Londra'ya son 5 bilet sahibini arıyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
↑ "Genç Sultanlar sahnede". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-08-12.

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