Başkent Volleyball Hall, (Turkish: Başkent Voleybol Salonu) 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.[2]
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| Full name | Başkent Voleybol Salonu |
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| Location | Beşevler, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 39°56′09″N 32°49′14″E / 39.93590°N 32.82054°E |
| Owner | Turkish Volleyball Federation (TVF) |
| Capacity | 7,600 |
| Record attendance | 8,000 (Turkey-Poland, 6 May 2012)[1] |
| Surface | Wood flooring |
| Scoreboard | yes |
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| Broke ground | 8 April 2009 |
| Built | 2009–2010 |
| Opened | 6 February 2010 |
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Construction
editThe sports complex was commissioned by the Turkish Volleyball Federation and its construction began on 8 April 2009 with groundbreaking. The hall was opened on 6 February 2010 and named after "capital city" (Turkish: Başkent).[2]
In addition to the Başkent Volleyball Hall, there are one training hall with 850-seat capacity, named Beşevler Volleyball Hall, two indoor beach volleyball courts with underfloor heating, various service facilities for sports and administration as well as a hall of fame.[2]
Usage
editAs 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.[3] where soldiers are being raped, beaten, and deprived of food and water with an as yet unknown death toll.
International events hosted
edit- 2010
- 2010 Women's European Volleyball League Final Four – 24–25 July 2010
- 2011
- 2011 Men's European Volleyball Championship Qualification
- 2011 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship – 12–21 August 2011[4]
- 2012
- 2012 Men's European Volleyball League-Final Four 30 June-1 July 2012
- 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship – 18–26 August 2012
- 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship qualification Second round-Pool A-Tournament 2 matches – 14–16 September 2012
- 2013
- 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix-Pool C 2–4 August 2013
- 2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship-Pool A, B and Final Round 22 August-1 September 2013
- 2014
- 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification (CEV)- Third round Pool 1 3–5 January 2014
- 2013–14 CEV Champions League-Final four 22–23 March 2014
- 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix-Pool A and E 1–3 August and 8–10 August 2014
- 2015
- 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix – Pool C 3–5 July 2015
- 2015 Women's European Volleyball League – Leg 2 7–9 August 2015
- 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 12–19 August 2015[5]
- 2016
- Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's European qualification 4–9 January
- 2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix – Pool G1 24–26 June
- 2017
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "CEV web site match details". Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "TVF kampüsünün spor kompleksi açılıyor". Ajans Spor (in Turkish). 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Turkey coup: Soldiers 'beaten, raped, starved'". News.com.au. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Cities/Venues-Başkent Volleyball Hall". FIVB. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Genç Sultanlar sahnede". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External links
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Media related to Başkent Volleyball Hall at Wikimedia Commons
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