The Ankara Arena (), is an
indoor sporting arena that is located in
Ankara
Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...
,
Turkey
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that opened in April 2010. The seating capacity of the arena is 10,400 spectators.
Built for the
2010 FIBA World Championship, the new venue replaced the nearby
Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall
Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall () is an Indoor arena, indoor sport arena located in the district of Ulus, Ankara, Ulus in Ankara, Turkey. The hall with a seating capacity for 4,500 people and a parking lot for 500 cars was built in 1969.
Home of the c ...
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
Başkent Volleyball Hall, () is an indoor volleyball venue within the TVF Sports Complex located at Beşevler neighborhood of Yenimahalle district in Ankara, Turkey. Opened in 2010, the venue has a seating capacity of 7,600 spectators.
Construc ...
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.
International events
*
2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 12–19 August 2015
Concerts
Tarkan
Tarkan may refer to:
People
* Tarkan (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Tarkan (singer) (born 1972), Turkish pop singer
Other uses
* Tarkhan, an ancient Turkic and Mongol nobility title
* Tarkan (comics), a fic ...
performed at the arena on November 6, 2010.
Inna
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performed as part of her
INNA en Concert Tour on May 26, 2011.
Elton John
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performed as part of his
Greatest Hits Tour on July 6, 2011.
See also
*
List of indoor arenas in Turkey
References
External links
Venue information
* ttp://www.arkitera.com/h41713-ankaraya-dev-tesis.html Construction Costbr>Construction Design-Animation
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Sports venues in Ankara
Sports venues completed in 2010
Basketball venues in Turkey
Volleyball venues in Turkey
Basketbol Süper Ligi venues
Music venues in Turkey
Badminton venues
Türk Telekom BK
2010 establishments in Turkey
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