{{Short description|Sports venue in Ankara, Turkey}} {{Infobox venue | name = Ankara Arena | native_name = Ankara Spor Salonu | native_name_lang = tr | image = Ankara Arena Genel Görünüm.JPG | image_size = 250px | location = Ankara, Turkey | coordinates={{coord|39.937847|N|32.843896|E|type:landmark_scale:3000|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = June 17, 2009 | opened = {{start date and age|2010|04|23}} | owner = Ankara Metropolitan Municipality | cost = TRY {{Turkish lira}} 47.1 million<br> (approx. € 20 million) | architect = Yazgan Tasarım Mimarlık | main_contractors = Türkerler İnşaat | tenants = Hacettepe Üniversitesi (TBL) <br>Türk Telekom Basketbol (TBL) <br>Optimum TED Ankara Kolejliler (TBL) | seating_capacity = Basketball: 10,400<ref name="Turkey" /> }}
The '''Ankara Arena''' ({{langx|tr|Ankara Spor Salonu}}), is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Ankara, Turkey that opened in April 2010. The seating capacity of the arena is 10,400 spectators.<ref name="Turkey"/>
Built for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, the new venue replaced the nearby Ankara Atatürk Sport Hall 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 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.<ref name="h2"/>
==International events== *2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship 12–19 August 2015<ref name="h1"/>
==Concerts== Tarkan performed at the arena on November 6, 2010.
Inna performed as part of her INNA en Concert Tour on May 26, 2011.
Elton John performed as part of his Greatest Hits Tour on July 6, 2011.
==See also== *List of indoor arenas in Turkey
==References== <references> <ref name="Turkey">{{Cite web |url=http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/event-guide/cities/ankara/p/arena.html |title=Turkey2010.FIBA.com - ANKARA - Arena. |access-date=2010-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909234703/http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/event-guide/cities/ankara/p/arena.html |archive-date=2010-09-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> <ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/voleybol/29787876.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Genç Sultanlar sahnede |date=2015-08-12 |language=tr |access-date=2015-08-12 }}</ref> <ref name="h2">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/basketbol/20831110.asp |newspaper=Hürriyet |title=Londra'ya son 5 bilet sahibini arıyor |date=2012-06-23 |language=tr |access-date=2012-06-28 }}</ref> </references>
==External links== {{Commons category|Ankara Arena}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140929111419/http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_east/turkey/central_anatolia/ankara_arena.shtml Venue information] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081020093949/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/28721/arti.html FIBA - FIBA ends inspection tour in Turkey for 2010 FIBA World Championship] *[http://www.arkitera.com/h41713-ankaraya-dev-tesis.html Construction Cost] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090929010706/http://www.yazgandesign.com/tr/index.html Construction Design-Animation]
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