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Abdi İpekçi Arena

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Capacity
  
12,500

Phone
  
+90 212 679 74 20

Opened
  
1989

Abdi İpekçi Arena

Former names
  
Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex

Location
  
10. Yıl Caddesi, Kazlıçeşme, Zeytinburnu, Istanbul

Address
  
Kazlıçeşme Mahallesi, Kazlıçeşme Mh., 34020 Zeytinburnu/İstanbul, Turkey

Owner
  
Turkish Basketball Federation

Teams
  
Galatasaray S.K., Anadolu Efes S.K., Galatasaray Women's Basketball Team, Turkey national futsal team

Architects
  
Ragıp Buluç, Ercan Yener, Ziya Tanalı

Similar
  
Ülker Sports Arena, Sinan Erdem Dome, Ankara Arena, Karşıyaka Arena, Team Sports Palace

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Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known as Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey, situated just outside the ancient city walls in Yedikule. Designed in 1979 and opened in 1986 after several years of interrupted construction, it is named after the renowned Turkish journalist Abdi İpekçi.

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Facilities

The arena has an audience capacity of 12,270. It hosts national and international sports events such as basketball, volleyball, wrestling and weightlifting, concerts and congresses among others. The facility contains a multi-faced visual scoreboard, six online-system counters, four locker rooms, two internet rooms, a press room, two multi-purpose offices, VIP rooms, etc. Its parking lot has a capacity of 1,500 cars.

Events

The professional basketball teams of Galatasaray men's basketball team and Galatasaray women's basketball team play their Turkish League home matches since the 2009-2010 season in the Abdi İpekçi Arena. Some of the notable events, which took place in the arena are:

  • 1992 European Champions Cup Final Four
  • 1995 European Cup final
  • 1996 FIBA EuroStars
  • 1997 Girl Power! Live in Istanbul
  • 2001 Depeche Mode concert Exciter Tour
  • 2001 European Basketball Championship Final phase
  • 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
  • 2005 Phil Collins Concert
  • 2007 Enrique Iglesias Concert
  • 2009 European Short Course Swimming Championships
  • 2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship
  • 2010 FIBA World Championship
  • 2011 European Judo Championships
  • 2012 EuroLeague Women 2011–12 Final Eight
  • 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women
  • References

    Abdi İpekçi Arena Wikipedia