Başkent Volleyball Hall, ( tr, Başkent Voleybol Salonu) is an indoor
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summe ...
venue within the TVF Sports Complex located at Beşevler neighborhood of
Yenimahalle
Yenimahalle is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, a fast-growing urban residential district of the city of Ankara, Turkey's capital. According to 2010 census, population of the urban center is 648 ...
district in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, mak ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
. Opened in 2010, the venue has a seating capacity of 7,600 spectators.
Construction
The sports complex was commissioned by the
Turkish Volleyball Federation
The Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) (in Turkish: ''Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu'') is the governing body of volleyball and beach volleyball in Turkey. Formed in 1958, it is based in Ankara. The TVF is a member of the International Volleybal ...
and its construction began on 8 April 2009 with groundbreaking. The hall was opened on 6 February 2010 and named after "capital city" ( tr, Başkent).
In addition to the Başkent Volleyball Hall, there are one training hall with 850-seat capacity, named Beşevler Volleyball Hall, two indoor
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...
courts with
underfloor heating
Underfloor heating and cooling is a form of central heating and cooling that achieves indoor climate control for thermal comfort using hydronic or electrical heating elements embedded in a floor. Heating is achieved by conduction, radiation and ...
, various service facilities for sports and administration as well as a hall of fame.
Usage
As of July 2016 the facility has been exposed by Amnesty International as a government detention centre and torture facility for almost 10,000 soldiers involved in the
failed coup d'état that was attempted by an as yet undisclosed secular anti-ISIS movement.
where soldiers are being raped, beaten, and deprived of food and water with an as yet unknown death toll.
International events hosted
;2010
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2010 Women's European Volleyball League Final Four – 24–25 July 2010
;2011
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2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification
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2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship – 12–21 August 2011
;2012
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2012 Men's European Volleyball League-Final Four 30 June-1 July 2012
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2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship – 18–26 August 2012
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2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification Second round-Pool A-Tournament 2 matches – 14–16 September 2012
;2013
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2013 FIVB World Grand Prix-Pool C 2–4 August 2013
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2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship-Pool A, B and Final Round 22 August-1 September 2013
;2014
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2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (CEV)- Third round Pool 1 3–5 January 2014
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2013–14 CEV Champions League-Final four 22–23 March 2014
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2014 FIVB World Grand Prix-Pool A and E 1–3 August and 8–10 August 2014
;2015
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2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix – Pool C 3–5 July 2015
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2015 Women's European Volleyball League – Leg 2 7–9 August 2015
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2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 12–19 August 2015
;2016
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Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification 4–9 January
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2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix – Pool G1 24–26 June
;2017
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2017 FIVB Volleyball World League – Pool C2 2–4 June
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2017 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix – Pool A1 7–9 July
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Turkey
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Turkey with a capacity of at least 4,000 spectators. Most of the arenas in this list have multiple uses such as individual sports, team sports as well as cultural events and political events.
Currently ...
References
External links
Venue's page on TVF website
Sports venues in Ankara
Sports venues completed in 2010
Volleyball venues in Turkey
Yenimahalle, Ankara
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