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Coordinates: 41°13′35″N 36°27′11″E / 41.22639°N 36.45306°E / 41.22639; 36.45306
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Yaşar Doğu Sports Hall
Yaşar Doğu Spor Salonu
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LocationTekkeköy, Samsun Province, Turkey
Coordinates41°13′35″N 36°27′11″E / 41.22639°N 36.45306°E / 41.22639; 36.45306
Executive suites7
Capacity7,500 + 360 moving grandstand + 600 press
Field size120 m × 110 m (390 ft × 360 ft)
Acreage8,500 m2 (91,000 sq ft)
Construction
Broke groundJuly 2011
OpenedMarch 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03)
Construction cost₺35 million (approx. US$19.5 million)
Project managerHayrettin Eyüboğlu
Structural engineerS. Berk Eyüboğlu
Main contractorseyb İnşaat Tic.ve San. Ltd. Şti.
Tenants

Yaşar Doğu Sports Hall (Turkish: Yaşar Doğu Spor Salonu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Tekkeköy district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Named in honor of renowned Turkish sport wrestler Yaşar Doğu (1913–1961), the sports hall was opened end March 2013.

History

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The arena is situated at Sanayi Mah. in Tekkeköy. The construction began in July 2011 and cost ₺35 million (approx. US$19.5 million), of which 80% was financed by Youth and Sports General Directoriate in Ankara and the remaining 20% by Samsun Metropolitan Municipality. The building covers an area of 8,500 m2 (91,000 sq ft) within a ground of 50,000 m2 (540,000 sq ft). It has a total seating capacity consisting of 7,500 for spectators, 500 at moving grandstand and 300 for press. The complex houses also four big training halls, two squash halls, six big locker rooms, administrative, medical and social facilities.[1]

The arena's first event hosted was an international Judo tournament organized by the International Judo Federation (IJF).[2] In April and May 2013, music concerts for young people and a music festival will take place at the venue. An international amateur boxing tournament was scheduled to be realized in June 2013. It will host on July 4–14 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women Division A events.[1][3]

Minister of Youth and Sports Suat Kılıç stated that the 1966-built sports hall with the same name in downtown Samsun having 1,700 seating capacity will be abandoned soon.[4][5]

International events hosted

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2013
  • Judo Grand Prix 2013 Samsun, March 30–31,[6]
  • FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women 2013 Samsun, July 4–14,[7]
2015
  • WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix 2015 Samsun, September 18–20,[8]
  • WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships 2015 Samsun, September 15–17,[9]
2016
2017
2021
  • The 2021 IBSA Goalball European Championships A were played between 1-13 November.[11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Dev Salon, Dev Organizasyona Hazır". Haber 3 (in Turkish). 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  2. ^ "Yaşar Doğu Spor Salonunun İlk Etkinliği 43 Ülkeden 550 Sporcunun Katılacağı Grand Ptix Olacak" (in Turkish). Samsun Valiliği. 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  3. ^ "2013 Youth Championship Venues Decided". FIBA Europe. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  4. ^ "Yaşar Doğu Spor Salonu" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  5. ^ "Haberler-Yapılan Tesisler Türk Sporuna Çağ Atlatacak" (in Turkish). Suat Kılıç. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  6. ^ "Grand Prix 2013 Samsun turnuvası başladı". Hürriyet Spor (in Turkish). 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
  7. ^ "Ümit Kızlar Avrupa Şampiyonası Başlıyor". Turkish Basketball Federation (in Turkish). 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  8. ^ "WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix, Samsun 2015" (PDF). World Taekwondo Federation. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  9. ^ "6th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships". World Taekwondo Federation. Retrieved 2015-09-15.
  10. ^ "Bafra Sports Hall". 2017 Samsun Deaflympics. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  11. ^ "2021 IBSA Goalball European Championships A". IBSA. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Golbol Türkiye Kadın Milli Takımı çeyrek finalde". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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