.jpg) Abdi İpekçi Arena's exterior (2012) | |
 Interactive map of Abdi İpekçi Arena | |
| Former names | Abdi İpekçi Sports Complex Abdi İpekçi Sports Hall |
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| Location | 10. Yıl Caddesi,Kazlıçeşme,Zeytinburnu,Istanbul |
| Coordinates | 40°59′49″N28°55′10″E / 40.99694°N 28.91944°E /40.99694; 28.91944 |
| Owner | TBF |
| Capacity | Basketball: 12,270 |
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| Broke ground | 1979 |
| Opened | 3 June 1989 (1989-06-03) |
| Closed | 2017 |
| Demolished | 2018 |
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| Tenants | |
| Anadolu Efes Galatasaray Odeabank Galatasaray Istanbul | |
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Abdi İpekçi Arena, formerly known asAbdi İpekçi Sports Complex, was a multi-purposeindoor arena located in theZeytinburnu district ofIstanbul,Turkey, situated just outside theancient city walls, inYedikule.
Designed in 1979, and opened on 3 June 1989,[1] after several years of interrupted construction, it was named after the renownedTurkish journalistAbdi İpekçi. It was the primary basketball venue in Istanbul for two decades and hosted many (mostly the international) games of Istanbul's four top basketball clubsAnandolu Efes,Fenerbahçe,Galatasaray andBesiktas, as well as many other sports events and concerts. However, its significance declined after the opening ofSinan Erdem Dome in 2010, which surpassed Abdi İpekçi Arena as the biggest and most state of the art arena in Istanbul.
After the 2016/2017 season, the arena was closed. It got demolished in early 2018.[2] In its place, abasketball training and performance center was built.[3] Basketball teamsAnadolu Efes andGalatasaray played their games atSinan Erdem Dome beginning with the 2017/18 season, after which both returned to the newly built Basketball Development Center in 2024. Galatasaray also plans to move into a newly built own arena in the coming years.[4] Fenerbahçe already moved into their ownÜlker Sports Arena in 2012.
Thearena had an audienceseating capacity of 12,270. It hosted national and international sports events, such asbasketball,volleyball,wrestling, andweightlifting, as well asconcerts andcongresses, among other events. The facility contained 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 had a capacity of 1,500 cars.
The professional basketball teams ofGalatasaray men's basketball team andGalatasaray women's basketball team played theirTurkish League home matches since the 2009–10 season in the Abdi İpekçi Arena.
Some of the notable events, which took place in the arena are:
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