Edip Buran Arena

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Edip Buran Arena
Edip Buran Spor Salonu
Former names Yenişehir Belediyesi Sports Hall (Yenişehir Belediyesi Spor Salonu)
Location Yenişehir, Mersin, Turkey
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Owner Youth Services and Sports Directoriate of Mersin
Capacity 1,750
Construction
Opened 1971; 54 years ago (1971)
Renovated 2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Tenants

The Edip Buran Arena (Turkish: Edip Buran Spor Salonu), formerly Yenişehir Belediyesi Sports Hall (Turkish: Yenişehir Belidyesi Spor Salonu), is a multi-sport indoor arena at Yenişehir district of Mersin, Turkey. Built in 1971, it is owned by the Youth Services and Sports Directoriate of Mersin. The sports hall has a seating capacity of 1,750.[1] It was renovated for the 2013 Mediterranean Games,[2] and the new sports hall went on January 20, 2013 in service.[3]

The venue is suitable for events of basketball, fencing, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, table tennis, teakwondo, volleyball, wrestling etc.[2] With the promotion of Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi men's basketball team's to Turkish Basketball League in the 2005-06 season, the sports hall became a basketball league venue.[4] The venue is also home to the women's side of the Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., which plays in the Turkish Women's Basketball League (TKBL).[5]

Major events

Turkey national handball team played their home match against Portugal in the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship – European qualification at the venue on January 8, 2012.[6] All the Group 4 matches of the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship qualification were played in the arena from June 8 to 10, 2012.[7] Turkey national team's home match against France in the Qualification Phase 2 of the same tournament took place in the sports hall on November 4, 2012.[8] During the 2013 Mediterranean Games, the arena hosted taekwondo competitions on June 21-23 and karate competitions between 28 June and 29 June while the training activities of the related sports branches took place also at the sports hall.[9]

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